Sherrill Busby
Busby in 1939 | |||||||
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| Position | End | ||||||
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| Born | March 30, 1914 Montgomery, Alabama | ||||||
| Died | June 7, 1960 (aged 46) Alexander City, Alabama | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Listed 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 attended that city's Sidney Lanier High School. He played college football for Troy State Trojans.[1] He was selected as captain of the 1939 Troy team.[2] 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.[3][4][5] 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.[6] He served in the Army during World War II.[7]
After his playing career, he was the coach in Arkansas and later for several years at Highland Home School in Highland Home, Alabama. He died in 1960 at age 46 when he suffered a heart attck while wading in the water at his cottage near Alexander City, Alabama.[8]
References
- ^ "Ranks With the Best of All Ends". The Troy Messenger. November 22, 1939 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sherrill Busby To Captain Red Wave Gridders". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 22, 1939. p. 16 – 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.
- ^ "Busby Chosen On A.P. Little All-American: Wave Captain Boasts Amazing Record At End Position". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 8, 1939. p. 20 – 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.
- ^ "Corp. Sherrill Busby Was Once Great Athlete At Troy College". The Montgomery Advertiser. August 30, 1942. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Highland Home Grid Coach Sherrill Busby Dies At 46". The Montgomery Advertiser. June 8, 1960. pp. 1A, 2A – via Newspapers.com.