Don Shy
Appearance
No. 25, 28, 24, 31 | |||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | November 15, 1945||||||||
Died: | October 26, 2006 Bellefontaine, Ohio, U.S.[1] | (aged 60)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Pomona (CA) Ganesha | ||||||||
College: | San Diego State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1967 / round: 2 / pick: 35 | ||||||||
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Donald Frederic Shy (November 15, 1945 – October 26, 2006)[1] was an American professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, and St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs.[2]
Shy also ran track and field while at San Diego State University, as well as Mt. San Antonio College. He was inducted into the Mt. SAC Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993. He ran his personal best 13.61 in the 120 yard hurdles while taking second place at the 1966 AAU National Championships ahead of future world record holder and NFL player Earl McCullouch.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Don Shy Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Don Shy". NFL.com.
Categories:
- 1945 births
- 2006 deaths
- American football running backs
- Chicago Bears players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- San Diego State Aztecs football players
- Southern California Sun players
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- Players of American football from Pomona, California
- Players of American football from Cleveland
- San Diego State Aztecs men's track and field athletes
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football running back, 1940s birth stubs