Don Shinnick

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Don Shinnick
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No. 66
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1935-05-15)May 15, 1935
Kansas City, Missouri
Died:January 20, 2004(2004-01-20) (aged 68)
Modesto, California
Career information
College:UCLA
NFL Draft:1957 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20
Career history
  • Baltimore Colts (19571969)
Career highlights and awards
  • NFL champion (1958, 1959, 1968)
  • Super Bowl champion (XI)
  • NFL Interceptions Co-leader (1959)
  • Second-team All-Pro (1959)
Career NFL statistics
INT:37
INT Yards:255
Games:158

Donald Dee Shinnick (May 15, 1935 – January 20, 2004)[1] was an American football linebacker who played as a collegian for UCLA and then thirteen seasons in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts. He had 37 career interceptions with the Colts, still an NFL record for a linebacker.

After retiring as a player, he served as an assistant coach with the Chicago Bears, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Oakland Raiders and the New England Patriots.

He died at a rest home in Modesto, California on January 20, 2004 of frontal lobe disorder.[2]

Coaching history[]

  • 1970–1971 Chicago Bears (LB)
  • 1973–1977 Oakland Raiders (LB)
  • 1978–1984 St. Louis Cardinals (LB)
  • 1985–1989 New England Patriots (LB)

References[]

  1. ^ "Don Shinnick". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  2. ^ Los Angeles Times (January 23, 2004), Don Shinnick; was linebacker for Colts, coach for Patriots The Boston Globe. Retrieved on October 25, 2009.

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