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DONNIE SHELL

Shell, Donnie
Height: 5-11 Weight: 198
Born: August 26, 1952 Whitmire, SC
High School: Whitmire (SC)
YearCollegeStatus
1970South Carolina State
1971South Carolina State
1972South Carolina State
1973South Carolina StatePlayed
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YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL31LS-RCB141
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL31LS142
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL31LS-RS140
1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL31LS-RS1212
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL31SS1616
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL31SS1616
1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL31SS1616
1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL31SS1414
1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1982 PIT NFL31SS99
1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL31SS1616
1984 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1984 PIT NFL21SS1616
1985 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1985 PIT NFL31SS1616
1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL21SS1515
1987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1987 PIT NFL31SS1313
14 Years (NFL)201162
DateTeamTransaction
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFLSigned
10/20/19871987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1987 PIT NFLActivated
9/23/19871987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1987 PIT NFLExemption
2/1/19881987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1987 PIT NFLFree Agent
AWARDS
1979 Associated Press All-NFL
1979 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1979 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1979 The Sporting News All-AFC
1980 Associated Press All-NFL
1980 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1980 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1980 The Sporting News All-NFL
1980 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1980 Pro Football Weekly All-AFC
1980 United Press International All-AFC
1981 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1982 Associated Press All-NFL
1982 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1982 Pro Bowl All-AFC
2020 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME (Centennial)
2020 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
SCORINGTDX1X1AX1%X2X2ADXFGFGAFG%SSAFPTS
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL100---00-06
1984 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1984 PIT NFL100---00-06
1987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1987 PIT NFL200---00-012
Career Totals (NFL)400---00-024
RECEIVINGTARRECPCTYDSAVGLGTDFD20+40+FUM
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL23919.5200100
Career Totals (NFL)23919.5200100
INTERCEPTIONSNOYDSAVGLGTD
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL100.000
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL12929.0290
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL144.040
1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL3144.780
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL3217.0200
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL5102.080
1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL713519.3670
1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL55210.4250
1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1982 PIT NFL5275.4180
1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL5183.6180
1984 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1984 PIT NFL7618.752t1
1985 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1985 PIT NFL44010.0260
1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL3299.7170
1987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1987 PIT NFL15050.050t1
Career Totals (NFL)514909.6672
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD20+40+FUM
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL1066.060000
Career Totals (NFL)1066.060000
SACKSNOYDS
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL1.5
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL3.033.0
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL4.034.0
1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1982 PIT NFL1.0
Career Totals (NFL)9.5
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL0001100
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL0001100
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL0001100
1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL0001100
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL00055211
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL0002200
1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL0001170
1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL0002200
1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1982 PIT NFL0001100
1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL0001100
1985 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1985 PIT NFL0002200
1987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1987 PIT NFL00011191
Career Totals (NFL)0001919472
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