About Ephraim Kirby-Smith
Lived 1884 – 1938 (aged 53). Ephraim Kirby-Smith was an american football player.
Ephraim Kirby-Smith (August 30, 1884 – July 8, 1938) was a college football player.
Early life Kirby-Smith was born on August 30, 1884, in Sewanee, Tennessee, the son of American Civil War general Edmund Kirby Smith 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 Battle of Molino del Rey.
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 Phi Delta Theta.
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Who was Ephraim Kirby-Smith?
American football player
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Ephraim Kirby-Smith was born on 30 August 1884 in Sewanee.
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Ephraim Kirby-Smith died on 8 July 1938 in Sewanee.
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Ephraim Kirby-Smith was an american football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ephraim Kirby-Smith. https://biography.guide/ephraim-kirby-smith/
MLA: "Ephraim Kirby-Smith." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ephraim-kirby-smith/.
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