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Embry graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in law in 1923.
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Slim Embrey
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He batted and threw right-handed. Slim played baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores from 1921 to 1923. The Commodores were champions of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1921, and Slim was captain of the team in 1923.
Charles Akin Embry was born on August 17, 1901 in Columbia, Tennessee to Wiley Bridges Embry and Alma Williamson.
Embry attended Central High School in Nashville, Tennessee. Embry was considered the team"s best pitcher, posting a record of 9–3.
Slim was a center on the Vanderbilt Commodores basketball team Vanderbilt"s yearbook The Commodore in 1922 mentions "This elongated individual of diamond fame played spasmodically at the tip-off role, occasionally displaying brilliant passing and accurate shooting, and at other times warranting the remark "As a basketball player, Slim Embry"s an All-American pitcher."
Embry died of tuberculosis on October 10, 1947 in Belle Meade, Tennessee.
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He was also a member of the basketball team in 1921–1922 and 1922–1923.
