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Don Shula
Donald Francis Shula
Position: DB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: January 4, 1930 in Grand River, OH
College: John Carroll
Career AV: 31 (2925th overall since 1950)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1997
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 9th round (110th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.
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| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1951 | 21 | CLE | rcb | 96 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1952 | 22 | CLE | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1953 | 23 | BAL | RDH | 25 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1954 | 24 | BAL | RDH | 25 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | 25 | BAL | RDH | 25 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1956 | 26 | BAL | LDH/rdh | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1957 | 27 | WAS | RDH | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 73 | 0 | 21 | 267 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 4 yrs | CLT | 45 | 0 | 14 | 196 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 22 | |||||||||
| 2 yrs | CLE | 17 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | WAS | 11 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1951 | 21 | CLE | rcb | 96 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | |||||
| 1956 | 26 | BAL | LDH/rdh | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 73 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 15 | |||||||||
| 4 yrs | CLT | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | CLE | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1953 | 23 | BAL | RDH | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 | 24 | BAL | RDH | 25 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 73 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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