Abe Shires
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| Position: | Tackle | ||||
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| Born: | February 12, 1917 Alderson, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | July 23, 1993 (aged 76) Sacramento, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Alderson (WV) | ||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1941 / round: 2 / pick: 14 (by the Cleveland Rams)[1] | ||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Marshall Abraham Shires (February 12, 1917 – July 23, 1993) was an American football player. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers football team and was selected by the Central Press Association as a third-team tackle on the 1940 College Football All-America Team.[2] During Shires' three years at Tennessee (1938–1940), the Volunteers compiled a 31–2 record, won three SEC championships and two national championships, and participated in the Orange, Rose, and Sugar Bowls.[3][4] He was drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the second round with the 14th overall pick in the 1941 NFL draft.[5] However, due to military service during World War II, Shires did not make his debut in the National Football League until the 1945 NFL season and as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.[6] He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[3]
References
- ^ "1941 Cleveland Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ Johns, Walter L. (December 10, 1940). "Captains Pick All-America for Central Press; Reinhard on List". Berkeley Daily Gazette. Retrieved March 14, 2024 – via Google News.
- ^ a b "Marshall Abe Shire". Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Abe Shires". Tennessee Volunteers Athletics. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Abe Shires Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 14, 2024.