Sherrill Busby
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![]() Busby in 1939 | |||||
No. 16 | |||||
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Position: | End | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Montgomery, Alabama | March 30, 1914||||
Died: | June 7, 1960 | (aged 46)||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Sidney Lanier (Montgomery, AL) | ||||
College: | Troy State | ||||
Undrafted: | 1940 | ||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Sherrill Busby (March 30, 1914 – June 7, 1960) was an American football end for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL).
A native of Montgomery, Alabama, he played college football for Troy State Trojans.[1] After the 1939 season, he was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on its Little All-America team and its All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association team.[2][3] He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1940 season. He appeared in three games for the Dodgers as a defensive end.[4]
References
- ^ "Ranks With the Best of All Ends". The Troy Messenger. November 22, 1939 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sherrill Busby Earns Place on A.P.'s Little All-America". The Troy Messenger. December 7, 1939. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Associated Press Announces Annual S.I.A.A. Eleven". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 12, 1939. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sherrill Busby Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
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