Jerry Shirley
Full Name:  Jerry Dale Shirley
     Born:  December 4, 1943, Davenport, Iowa
     Died:  August 20, 2022, Tucson, Ariz.
   School:  Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama


FSU Career
Basketball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
62-63 43  C       6-5  200  So   *   Mobile, AL                  
63-64 44  C       6-6  225  Jr   *   Mobile, AL                  
64-65 44  C       6-5  200  Sr   *   Mobile, AL                  


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Jerry Dale Shirley Obituary.

Published by findagrave.com.

Jerry D. Shirley, U.S. Air Force Major (Retired), Tucson, passed away on August 20, 2022 at La Hacienda Assisted Living Facility. Mr. Shirley was born in 1943 in Davenport IA to Harry V. and Irene C. (Whalen) Shirley. He and brothers, Thomas J. "Jim" Shirley and David J. Shirley, grew up in Mobile AL where he graduated from Murphy High School. Mr. Shirley attended Florida State University in Tallahassee on a full basketball scholarship, receiving a B.S. Degree in 1965, after which he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force.

Shirley served as a pilot in Vietnam and as a pilot/instructor at various USAF bases in the U.S. and Germany. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and several other medals during his career. He retired in 1985 and settled in Tucson. Jerry enjoyed daily golf outings, traveling to gatherings of his college basketball buddies and driving to Iowa for family reunions. He was a kind and generous man and will be greatly missed by family and friends.

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents and brothers.



FSU Statistics
Basketball
                                 --3 Point---                            ----REBOUNDS-----
Year  GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  PCT  FGM FGA  PCT  FTM FTA  PCT  PTS  AVG    OFF DEF  TOT  AVG  PF DQ  AST   TO  BLK  STL
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
62-63 25          118  235 .502          .000   45  60 .750  281 11.2             199  8.0  67  3                    
63-64 25          114  259 .440          .000   59  68 .868  287 11.5             155  6.2  63  0                    
64-65 23  22  685 146  300 .487          .000   57  70 .814  349 15.2             168  7.3  72  3                    
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tot   73  22  685 378  794 .476    0   0 .000  161 198 .813  917 12.6      0   0  522  7.2 202  6    0    0    0    0
Basketball
Game Statistics
1962-63                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dec  1 Tampa                1            9                  3   4   21              11   3                    
Dec  3 Valdosta State Coll  1            4    6             4   4   12               8   0                    
Dec  6 Florida              1            3    4             3   4    9               8   2                    
Dec  8 Auburn               1            5                  1   2   11                   1                    
Dec 10 Alabama              1            6   16             3   3   15              13   1                    
Dec 12 Kentucky             1            2    4             0   0    4                   4                    
Dec 21 Auburn               1            6    7             1   2   13               8   1                    
Dec 22 Richmond             1            3    7             2   3    8               5   3                    
Dec 27 Georgia              1            2    9             4   6    8               4   5                    
Dec 28 Alabama              1            7   16             1   1   15              12   4                    
Dec 29 Georgia Southern     1            5                  2   2   12               7   3                    
Jan  2 Tennessee            1            5    9             0   1   10               8                        
Jan  3 UT-Chattanooga       1            8   18             8  11   24              12   3                    
Jan 12 Miami                1            1    1             1   1    3               7   2                    
Jan 14 Georgia              1            4    5             3   3   11               4   5                    
Jan 17 Georgia              1            6   13             2   3   14               6   3                    
Jan 19 Georgia Tech         1            5    9             0   0   10               7   1                    
Jan 23 Florida              1            4    5             0   1    8               4   5                    
Jan 26 Houston              1            2    7             0   1    4               3   4                    
Jan 28 Alabama              1            7   11             0   0   14              10   2                    
Feb  5 Valdosta State Coll  1            2    6             0   0    4               7   0                    
Feb  9 Stetson              1            4   10             0   0    8              10   2                    
Feb 11 Centenary College    1            8   18             3   4   19              14   1                    
Feb 23 Miami                1            1                  0   0    2                   4                    
Feb 25 Tampa                1            9                  4   4   22                   4                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                     25   0    0 118  181    0   0   45  60  281      0   0  168  63    0    0    0    0

1963-64                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dec  3 Florida              1            5   14             1   2   11               9   2                    
Dec  7 Auburn               1            9   19             4   6   22              12   3                    
Dec  9 Alabama              1            4                  1        9                   3                    
Dec 11 Rice                 1            6                  2   2   14                   4                    
Dec 12 Texas Christian      1            2                  1   1    5                   3                    
Dec 21 Tampa                1           10   16             1   1   21               9   4                    
Dec 23 Tulsa                1            7                  3   3   17               9   3                    
Dec 26 Air Force            1            1    2             0   0    2               4   1                    
Dec 27 Manhattan College    1            5   15             7   7   17              10   4                    
Jan  2 Richmond             1            4    9             1   2    9               2   1                    
Jan  4 Virginia Military    1            2    5             4   5    8               5   4                    
Jan 11 Miami                1            3   10             6   6   12               3   0                    
Jan 16 Memphis State        1            4    8             5   5   13               6   1                    
Jan 18 Georgia              1            5   14             1   2   11               9   1                    
Jan 23 Florida              1            2    4             0   0    4               3   2                    
Jan 28 Auburn               1            3    5             1   1    7               4   3                    
Jan 29 Alabama              1            6   10             8   8   20               9   1                    
Feb  6 Furman               1            1    6             2   2    4               2   2                    
Feb  8 Centenary College    1            2    9             2   2    6               6   4                    
Feb 10 Memphis State        1            2    6             0   1    4               1   1                    
Feb 15 Georgia Tech         1            7   16             0   1   14               5   3                    
Feb 22 Jacksonville         1            7   16             6   6   20               8   2                    
Feb 27 Stetson              1            9   13             2   4   20              12   3                    
Feb 29 Miami                1            4   11             0   0    8               5   4                    
Mar  3 Georgia              1            4                  1   1    9                                        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                     25   0    0 114  208    0   0   59  68  287      0   0  133  59    0    0    0    0

1964-65                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dec  7 Alabama              1            6                  3   3   15                   5                    
Dec  9 Florida              1   f        7   14             4   4   18               8   4                    
Dec 18 Oklahoma State       1   f        3                  0   0    6                                        
Dec 19 Baylor               1   f       10                  2   2   22                                        
Dec 22 Tennessee            1   f        7                  2   3   16                                        
Dec 26 Tulsa                1   f        7                  2       16                   5                    
Dec 28 DePaul               1   f        4                  0        8                                        
Dec 29 Creighton            1   f        6   13             2   2   14               5   3                    
Dec 30 Rice                 1   f        9   14             1   1   19               6   1                    
Jan  7 Georgia              1   f        7   20             1   1   15              12   2                    
Jan  9 Miami                1   f        4   10             1   4    9              10   4                    
Jan 16 Memphis State        1   f        2    9             0   0    4               3   4                    
Jan 20 Georgia Tech         1   f        4   11             5   6   13               9   2                    
Jan 25 Auburn               1   f        6   12             3   3   15              11   3                    
Jan 30 Alabama              1   f        8   16             1   2   17               9   4                    
Feb  4 Duquesne             1   f        4    6             8   8   16               2   3                    
Feb  7 Memphis State        1   f        6    9             3   3   15                                        
Feb 10 Jacksonville         1   f        9   17             0   0   18               8   2                    
Feb 15 Georgia Tech         1   f        9   19             5   5   23              16   3                    
Feb 20 Tampa                1   f        5                  1   4   11                                        
Feb 23 Florida              1   f        7   13             3   3   17               3   5                    
Mar  1 Miami                1   f        6   13             2   3   14              11   4                    
Mar  6 Georgia              1   f       10   21             8  11   28               9   1                    
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Totals                     23  22    0 146  217    0   0   57  68  349      0   0  122  55    0    0    0    0