| John Shirey | |
| School: | Auburn Tigers |
| Currentposition: | Halfback, end |
| Class: | Graduate |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Phenix City, Alabama, U.S. |
| Pastschools: | Auburn (1920–1922) |
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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]
Shirey was born on March 19, 1898, in Texas to John Meredith Shirey and Loretta Hughes, and grew up in Guin, Alabama.
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]
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]