Art Shell

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Art Shell
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Shell in 2006
No. 78
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1946-11-26) November 26, 1946 (age 75)
Charleston, South Carolina
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:North Charleston (SC) Bonds-Wilson
College:Maryland State
NFL Draft:1968 / Round: 3 / Pick: 80
Career history
As a player:
  • Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders (1968–1982)
As a coach:
  • Los Angeles Raiders (1983–1989) (OL)
  • Los Angeles Raiders (1989–1994)
  • Kansas City Chiefs (1995–1996) (OL)
  • Atlanta Falcons (1997–2000) (OL)
  • Oakland Raiders (2006)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Super Bowl champion (XI, XV)
  • 2× First-team All-Pro (1974, 1977)
  • 2× Second-team All-Pro (1975, 1978)
  • 8× Pro Bowl (1972–1978, 1980)
  • 6× UPI First-team All-AFC (1973–1978)
  • UPI Second-team All-AFC (1972)
  • NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
  • NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
  • 1990 NFL Coach of Year (PFW, MX, SI, UPI)
  • South Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Games played:207
Games started:169
Coaching record:56–52
Player stats at NFL.com
Coaching stats at PFR

Arthur Lee Shell Jr.[1][2] (born November 26, 1946) is an American former professional football player in the American Football League (AFL) and later in the National Football League (NFL), a Hall of Fame offensive tackle and a two-time former head coach of the Oakland Raiders. He holds the distinction of becoming the second African-American head coach in the history of professional football, and the first in the sport's modern era. Shell was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989. He played college football at Maryland State.

Playing career[]

Shell was drafted by the American Football League's Oakland Raiders from Maryland State College (now known as the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore). Playing offensive tackle, Shell participated in 24 playoff contests, including Super Bowls XI and XV, and was named to eight Pro Bowls.

Shell was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989. In 1999, he was ranked number 55 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.

Coaching career[]

Los Angeles Raiders[]

Through Al Davis, Shell is a member of the Sid Gillman coaching tree. As coach of the Raiders (at the time located in Los Angeles), Shell compiled a record of 54 wins, 38 losses, and was named AFC Coach of the Year in 1990, when the Raiders won the AFC West division with a 12–4 record, and advanced to the AFC championship game in the playoffs, becoming the first African-American coach to lead the team to the Conference Championship game. Al Davis, owner of the Raiders, fired Shell after a 9–7 season in 1994, a move Davis later called "a mistake."

After the Raiders[]

After leaving the Raiders, Shell went on to coaching positions with the Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons, before serving as a senior vice president for the NFL, in charge of football operations.

2006 return to Raiders[]

Shell was officially re-hired by the by-then Oakland Raiders as head coach on February 11, 2006. After leading the team to its worst record (2 wins, 14 losses) since 1963, despite having one of the best defenses, Shell was fired for the second time as head coach of the Raiders on January 4, 2007.[3]

Head coaching record[]

Team Year Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
LAR 1989 7 5 0 .583 3rd in AFC West — — — —
LAR 1990 12 4 0 .750 1st in AFC West 1 1 .500 Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Championship Game
LAR 1991 9 7 0 .563 3rd in AFC West 0 1 .000 Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Wild Card Game
LAR 1992 7 9 0 .438 4th in AFC West — — — —
LAR 1993 10 6 0 .625 2nd in AFC West 1 1 .500 Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Divisional Game
LAR 1994 9 7 0 .563 3rd in AFC West — — — —
OAK 2006 2 14 0 .125 4th in AFC West — — — —
Total[4] 56 52 0 .518 2 3 .400

Personal life[]

Shell attended Bonds-Wilson High School in North Charleston, South Carolina. The school is no longer in existence. Shell is an alumnus of Maryland State College, now known as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, located in Princess Anne, Maryland. Shell is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. In 2013, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He hosts an annual celebrity golf tournament.

Shell is the father of Billie Dureyea Shell, the author of the Unfaithful book trilogy, and the great uncle of Brandon Shell, an offensive lineman who was drafted in 2016 by the New York Jets.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Brother Art Shell elected to the NFL Hall of Fame". The Sphinx. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Spring 1989. p. 19. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Cullen, Rick (January 8, 1977). "The spotlight for Art Shell". Salisbury Daily Times. p. 18.
  3. ^ White, David; Gay, Nancy (January 5, 2007). "Shell fired by Raiders again / Davis called coach's '94 dismissal 'a mistake'; apparently thought rehiring was another". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. ^ Art Shell NFL Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks - Pro-Football-Reference.com
  5. ^ "Jets Trade Up, Take T Brandon Shell in Round 5". www.newyorkjets.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.

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