Ephraim Kirby-Smith
Ephraim "Eph" Kirby-Smith (August 30, 1884 – July 8, 1938)[1] was a college football player.
| Sewanee Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tackle/Guard |
| Class | 1905 |
| Career history | |
| College | Sewanee (1903–1906) |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 30, 1884 Sewanee, Tennessee |
| Died: | July 8, 1938 (aged 53) Sewanee, Tennessee |
| Weight | 156 lb (71 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
Kirby-Smith was born on August 30, 1884 in Sewanee, Tennessee, the son of American Civil War general Edmund Kirby Smith and his wife Cassie Selden. Edmund Kirby Smith's brother Ephraim, for whom his son was presumably named, died in 1847 from wounds suffered at the Battle of Molino del Rey.[2]
College football
Kirby-Smith was an All-Southern college football lineman for the Sewanee Tigers,[3][4] selected to its all-time football team.[5] At Sewanee he was a member of Phi Delta Theta.
References
- E. Melatiah. The Kirbys of New England. p. 185.
- Nofi, Albert A. (1995), A Civil War Treasury: Being a Miscellany of Arms and Artillery, Facts and Figures, Legends and Lore, Muses and Minstrels, Personalities and People, New York: Da Capo Press, ISBN 978-0-306-80622-3
- "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161.
- "National and Southern Honors". Sewanee Football Media Guide: 31. 2011.
- "Sewanee's All-Time Football Team". Sewanee Alumni News. February 1949.
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