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Ephraim Kirby-Smith (August 30, 1884 – July 8, 1938) was a
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Early years

Kirby-Smith was born on August 30, 1884, in
Sewanee, Tennessee Sewanee () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,535 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Winchester, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area. Sewanee is best known as the home ...
, the son of
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and his wife Cassie Selden. Edmund Kirby Smith's brother Ephraim, for whom his son was presumably named, died in 1847 from wounds suffered at the
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College football

Kirby-Smith was a lineman for the college football team of the Sewanee Tigers, selected to its all-time football team. He was selected All-Southern in 1903 and 1904. At Sewanee he was a member of
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References

1884 births 1938 deaths American football tackles American football guards Sewanee Tigers football players All-Southern college football players People from Sewanee, Tennessee Players of American football from Tennessee {{collegefootball-player-stub