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| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 4, 1894 Marlin, Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | August 10, 1918 (aged 24) Perles, Aisne, France |
| Weight | 137 lb (62 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1914–1916) |
| High school | Marlin |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Irby Rice "Rabbit" Curry (August 4, 1894 – August 10, 1918) was an American football quarterback for Vanderbilt University from 1914 to 1916. He was selected as a first-team All-Southern player in 1915 and 1916 and a third-team All-American in 1916. In August 1918, while serving as a pilot in the 95th Aero Squadron during World War I, he was killed in aerial combat over France. He was described as "the player who has most appealed to the imagination, admiration, and affection of the entire university community through the years."[1]
- ^ Edwin Mims (1946). History of Vanderbilt University. p. 285.