Ephraim Kirby-Smith, Sr.

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Ephraim "Eph" Kirby-Smith (August 30, 1884 – July 8, 1938) was a college football player.

Early years

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 an All-Southern college football lineman for the Sewanee Tigers, selected to its all-time football team. At Sewanee he was a member of Phi Delta Theta.