Abe Shires

Marshall Abraham "Abe" 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 with the 14th pick in the 1941 NFL Draft.[1] 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.[5] He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[3]

Abe Shires
Position:Tackle
Personal information
Born:February 12, 1917
Alderson, West Virginia
Died:July 23, 1993 (age 76)
Sacramento, California
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]
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-American (1940)
  • First-team All-SEC (1940)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

References
  1. "1941 Cleveland Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Walter L. Johns (December 10, 1940). "Captains Pick All-America for Central Press; Reinhard on List". Berkeley Daily Gazette.
  3. "Marshall Abe Shire". Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  4. "Abe Shires". University of Tennessee.
  5. "Abe Shires". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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