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.\n', '

Embry was a prominent member of Vanderbilt Commodores baseball teams which won a 1921 SIAA title. Embry was considered the team\'s best pitcher, posting a record of 9–3.\n', '

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."\n', '

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