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Ron Shanklin
Ronnie Eugene Shanklin
Position: WR
Height: 6-1 Weight: 183 lbs.
Born: January 21, 1948 in Hubbard, TX
College: North Texas
Career AV: 36 (2412th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round (28th overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1970 | 22 | PIT | WR | 25 | 14 | 0 | 30 | 691 | 23.0 | 4 | 81 | 2.1 | 49.4 | 691 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 1971 | 23 | PIT | WR | 25 | 14 | 0 | 49 | 652 | 13.3 | 6 | 42 | 3.5 | 46.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 653 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 1972 | 24 | PIT | WR | 25 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 669 | 17.6 | 3 | 57 | 2.7 | 47.8 | 669 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
| 1973* | 25 | PIT | WR | 25 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 711 | 23.7 | 10 | 67 | 2.3 | 54.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 712 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 1974 | 26 | PIT | WR | 25 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 324 | 17.1 | 1 | 35 | 1.6 | 27.0 | 324 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 1976 | 28 | CHI | wr | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 35 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 72 | 5 | 168 | 3079 | 18.3 | 24 | 81 | 2.3 | 42.8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3081 | 24 | 3 | 39 | ||||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 67 | 0 | 166 | 3047 | 18.4 | 24 | 81 | 2.5 | 45.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3049 | 24 | 3 | 39 | |||
| 1 yr | CHI | 5 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 35 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1970 | 22 | PIT | WR | 25 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 23 | PIT | WR | 25 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 24 | PIT | WR | 25 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1973* | 25 | PIT | WR | 25 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 26 | PIT | WR | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 72 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 144 |
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Pro Teams
| 1973 | UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. |