Horace Sherrell
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 23, 1886 Dellrose, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | December 23, 1940 (aged 54) Fayetteville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1905–1907) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Horace Everett Sherrell (January 23, 1886 – December 23, 1940)[1] was an American college football player, politician, and merchant.
College football career
Sherrell was a prominent guard for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores football team of Vanderbilt University. He also played baseball.
Against Kentucky State in 1907; "On one of Craig's long runs Sherrell, who was only a sub last year, kept pace with the fast half back all the way, knocking down three tacklers en route to the goal."[2] Sherrell was selected All-Southern.[3][4]
Later life
Sherrell coached the football of the Pulaski Training School, in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1908.[5] He later served in the Tennessee House of Representatives and the Tennessee Senate. Sherrell died suddenly, on December 23, 1940.[6]
References
- ^ United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- ^ "Kentucky State Is Slaughtered". Atlanta Constitution. October 6, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved May 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dan McGugin (1907). "Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Foot Ball". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association: 71–75.
- ^ "Memphis Commercial Appeal's All-Southern". Atlanta Georgian. December 7, 1907. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Digital Library of Georgia.
- ^ Vanderbilt University (1908). "University News". Vanderbilt University Quarterly. 8: 336.
- ^ "Horace Sherrell Rites Conducted". The Huntsville Times. Huntsville, Alabama. December 25, 1940. p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .