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| Donnie Shell |
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Position(s):
Safety |
Jersey #(s):
31 |
Born: August 26, 1952 (1952-08-26) (age 55)
Whitmire, South Carolina |
| Career Information |
| Year(s): 1974–1987 |
| College: South Carolina State |
| Professional Teams |
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| Career Stats |
| INT |
51 |
| INT yards |
490 |
| Touchdowns |
2 |
| Stats at NFL.com |
| Career Highlights and Awards |
- 5x Pro Bowl selection (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
- 5x All-Pro selection (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
- 4x Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
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| College Football Hall of Fame |
Donnie Shell (born August 26, 1952 in Whitmire, South Carolina) is a former American Football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League between 1974 and 1987. Shell was a member of the Steelers famed Steel Curtain defense in the 1970s.
Shell won four Super Bowls, and retired as the NFL strong safety career leader in interceptions with 51. He started eleven straight years for the Steelers and was selected to the Steelers All-Time Team, the College Football Hall of Fame, and to the NFL Silver Anniversary Super Bowl Team.
[edit] Early life
Shell attended college in South Carolina State University where he was teammates with future New York Giants and Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson and earned All-American and All conference honors. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.[1] He was signed undrafted by the Steelers.
[edit] NFL career
Shell was a five time Pro Bowler between 1978 and 1982, a 5 time All-Pro selection, and was the Steelers team MVP in 1980. He saved several possible six points in Super Bowl XIII and Super Bowl XIV. He had been in the top fifteen in balloting for the Pro Football Hall of Fame once before, in 2002 but with no success. [2]
Shell resides in Rock Hill, South Carolina and is currently the Carolina Panthers Director of Player Development, a position he has held since 1994.
With the lone exception of former Steelers safety Mike Logan, who grew up in McKeesport, Pennsylvania just outside of Pittsburgh, Shell's number 31 has not been reissued by the team.
[edit] References
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Pittsburgh Steelers 75th Anniversary Team |
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