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American football player and engineer (1898–1966)

John Shirey
Shirey in the Glomerata c. 1919
Auburn Tigers
PositionHalfback, end
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1898-03-19)March 19, 1898
Texas, U.S.
Died:October 19, 1966(1966-10-19) (aged 68)
Phenix City, Alabama, U.S.
Career history
CollegeAuburn (1920–1922)
Career highlights and awards

John Brett Shirey (March 19, 1898 – October 19, 1966) was an American college football player and engineer, He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Early years

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

Auburn

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, as well as coach Donahue's all-time Auburn team.

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. Walter Camp gave Shirey honorable mention on his All-America team.

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". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014.
  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. Open access icon

External links

1922 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
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† = Unanimous selection


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