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John Shirey
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.
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| Shirey in the Glomerata c. 1919 |
| Halfback, end |
| (1898-03-19)March 19, 1898Texas, U.S. |
| October 19, 1966(1966-10-19) (aged 68)Phenix City, Alabama, U.S. |
| Auburn (1920–1922) |
| All-Southern (1922) |
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.
Shirey was born on March 19, 1898, in Texas to John Meredith Shirey and Loretta Hughes, and grew up in Guin, Alabama.
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.
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.
- John Shirey at Find a Grave
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