| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard/Tackle |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 5, 1890 Fayetteville, Tennessee |
| Died: | July 4, 1946 (aged 55) Lynnville, Tennessee |
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1912; 1917–1918) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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James Herman Daves (August 5, 1890 – July 4, 1946) was a college football player.
Daves was a guard and tackle for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University. He played on the 1912 and 1918 Vanderbilt teams, captain of the 1918 team.[1] His play was praised during Vanderbilt's largest ever victory, a 105 to 0 over Bethel in 1912.[2] Daves was selected All-Southern that year.[3] He may have been All-Southern in 1918 as well.[4] At Vanderbilt he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. His brother Oliver Daves was an All-Southern end for the Washington and Lee Generals in 1919.