John Shirey

American football player and engineer (1898–1966)

John Shirey
Auburn Tigers
Shirey in the Glomerata c. 1919
Position	Halfback, end
Class	Graduate
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
College	Auburn (1920–1922)
Career highlights and awards
All-Southern (1922)

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

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,^[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]

References

^ "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010.
^ "Guide to the John B. Shirey Collection, RG 110".
^ "Tulane University Football Program-The Greenie; Auburn vs. Tulane". Archived from the original on 2014-12-23.
^ "Mike Donahue Names All-Time Auburn Football Team". The Tuscaloosa News. January 10, 1933.
^ The Glomerata 1920, p. 178
^ "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.