John Shirey

John Shirey

Shirey in the Glomerata c. 1919
Auburn Tigers
Position Running back, End
Class Graduate
Career history
College Auburn (1920–1922)
Personal information
Date of birth (1898-03-19)March 19, 1898
Place of birth Texas
Date of death October 19, 1966(1966-10-19) (aged 68)
Place of death Phenix City, Alabama
Career highlights and awards

John Brett Shirey (March 19, 1898 – October 19, 1966)[1] was a college football player and engineer; once and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.[2]

Auburn University

Shirey was a prominent running back for the Auburn Tigers of Auburn University. Shirey played for coach Mike Donahue from 1918 to 1922. He was a member of an All-time Auburn Tigers football team selected in 1935,[3] as well as coach Donahue's all-time Auburn team.[4]

1922

He was captain-elect in 1922, The Glomerata, Auburn's yearbook, says Shirey's "greatest delight is to catch a forward pass and serenade down the field like lightning.[5] Walter Camp gave Shirey honorable mention on his All-America team.[6]

Early years

Shirey was born on March 19, 1898 in Texas to John Meredith Shirey and Loretta Hughes, and grew up in Guin, Alabama.

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Guide to the John B. Shirey Collection, RG 110".
  3. ↑ "Tulane University Football Program-The Greenie; Auburn vs. Tulane".
  4. ↑ "Mike Donahue Names All-Time Auburn Football Team". The Tuscaloosa News. January 10, 1933.
  5. ↑ The Glomerata 1920, p. 178
  6. ↑ "Camp's All America Stars Show Why They Are Winners; Have Brains, Power, Spirit". Harrisburg Telegraph. December 26, 1922. p. 15. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, December 17, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.