Sherrill Busby
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| Position | End | ||||||
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| Born | March 30, 1914 Montgomery, Alabama | ||||||
| Died | June 7, 1960 (aged 46) | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Sidney Lanier (Montgomery, AL) | ||||||
| College | Troy State | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1940: undrafted | ||||||
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Sherrill Busby (March 30, 1914 – June 7, 1960) was an American professional 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.