Joseph Lee Kirby-Smith
Joseph Lee Kirby-Smith | |
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| Born | April 16, 1882 Sewanee, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 1939 (aged 57) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Dermatologist |
| College football career | |
| Sewanee Tigers | |
| Position | Tackle |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Weight | 156 lb (71 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Sewanee (1899–1903) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Joseph Lee Kirby-Smith (April 16, 1882 – November 5, 1939)[1] was an American college football player and dermatologist. He was once instructor of dermatology at New York University.[2]
Early years
[edit]Kirby-Smith was born on April 16, 1882, in Sewanee, Tennessee, the son of American Civil War general Edmund Kirby-Smith and his wife Cassie Selden.[3]
Sewanee
[edit]Kirby-Smith was an All-Southern tackle for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee:The University of the South, a member of its undefeated 1899 "Iron Men." He was selected All-Southern in 1902 and 1903;[4] and was captain in the latter year.[5][6] He graduated with an M.D. in 1906.[2][3] At Sewanee he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
World War I
[edit]Kirby-Smith served in the Public Health Service during the First World War.[3]
Jacksonville
[edit]Kirby-Smith moved to Jacksonville, Florida, in 1911, practicing as a dermatologist and gaining distinction throughout Florida and the south.[2][7][8] In 1926, he was invited to lecture to the London Medical Association on the subject of tropical medicine.
Death
[edit]Kirby-Smith died in his Jacksonville home, on November 5, 1939, following a brief illness.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ E. Melatiah. The Kirbys of New England. p. 185. ISBN 9785872387909 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d "Dr J. Lee Kirby-Smith Dies After Brief Illness". Sewanee Alumni News. 6 (2). November 1939.
- ^ a b c Wendell Givens (2003). Ninety-Nine Iron: The Season Sewanee Won Five Games in Six Days. University of Alabama Press. p. 31. ISBN 9780817350628.
- ^ selected by W. R. Tichenor, posted in Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football
- ^ "Lettermen". University of the South. 1949.
- ^ "The Olympian Magazine". January 1, 1903 – via Google Books.
- ^ Baker, Lily; Gailor, Charlotte; Lovell, Rose Duncan; Torian, Sarah Hodgson (January 1, 1932). "Sewanee" – via Google Books.
- ^ "Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology". American Medical Association. January 1, 1940 – via Google Books.