| Abe Shires | |
| Position: | Tackle |
| Birth Date: | February 12, 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Alderson, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Date: | July 23, 1993 (age 76) |
| Death Place: | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 220 |
| High School: | Alderson (WV) |
| College: | Tennessee |
| Draftyear: | 1941 |
| Draftround: | 2 |
| Draftpick: | 14 (by the Cleveland Rams)[1] |
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| Pfr: | ShirAb20 |
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] He was drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the second round with the 14th overall pick in the 1941 NFL draft.[4] 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.[6]