Abe Shires
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | February 12, 1917 Alderson, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died: | July 23, 1993 (age 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 |
| Position: | Tackle |
| NFL draft: | 1941 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14 (by the Cleveland Rams)[1] |
| Career history | |
| |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
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[edit]
- ^ "1941 Cleveland Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 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". University of Tennessee. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Abe Shires Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2024.