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Donnie Shell

Donnie Shell

Position: DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: August 26, 1952 in Whitmire, SC
College: South Carolina State

5-time Pro Bowler & 3-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1974 22 PIT 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1975 23 PIT 14 2 1 29 0 29 0 1 0 0
1976 24 PIT 14 0 1 4 0 4 0 1 0 0
1977 25 PIT SS 12 12 3 14 0 8 0 1 0 0
1978* 26 PIT SS 16 16 3 21 0 20 0 5 21 1
1979*+ 27 PIT SS 16 16 5 10 0 8 0 2 0 0
1980*+ 28 PIT SS 16 16 7 135 0 67 0 1 7 0
1981* 29 PIT SS 14 14 5 52 0 25 0 2 0 0
1982*+ 30 PIT SS 9 9 1.0 5 27 0 18 0 1 0 0
1983 31 PIT SS 16 16 5 18 0 18 0 1 0 0
1984 32 PIT SS 16 16 7 61 1 52
1985 33 PIT SS 16 16 4 40 0 26 0 2 0 0
1986 34 PIT SS 15 15 3 29 0 17
1987 35 PIT SS 13 13 1 50 1 50 0 1 19 1
Career 201 161 1.0 51 490 2 67 0 19 47 2

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1975 23 PIT 14 2 2 39 19.5 0 20 0.1 2.8 39 0 0
Career 201 161 2 39 19.5 0 20 0.0 0.2 39 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1978* 26 PIT SS 16 16 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Career 201 161 1 6 0 6 6.0 45

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1978* 26 PIT SS 16 16 1 6
1984 32 PIT SS 16 16 1 6
1987 35 PIT SS 13 13 1 1 12
Career 201 161 2 2 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

1st-team All-Pro

1979
1980
1982

Non-Offensive TDs

1978 NFL 1 (6)
1987 NFL 2 (1)
Career 4 (175)

Playoff Games

Career 19 (67)

Fumbles Recovered

1978 NFL 5 (4)
Career 19 (101)

Fumble Return TD

1978 NFL 1 (2)
1987 NFL 1 (1)
Career 2 (36)

Interceptions

1980 NFL 7 (5)
1982 NFL 5 (2)
1984 NFL 7 (4)
Career 51 (29)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1980 NFL 135 (5)
Career 490 (149)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1984 NFL 1 (9)
1987 NFL 1 (2)

     

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1978 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1978 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1979 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1979 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1980 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1980 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1980 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1980 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1980 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1980 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1981 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1982 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL