Abe Shires

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)
Career history
	Philadelphia Eagles (1945);
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American (1940); 2× First-team All-SEC (1939, 1940); Second-team All-SEC (1938);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.