Don Shinnick
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Don Shinnick | |
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Position(s): LB |
Jersey #(s): 61 |
Born: May 15, 1935 Kansas City, Missouri |
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Died: January 20, 2004 (aged 68) Modesto, California |
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Career Information | |
Year(s): 1957–1969 | |
NFL Draft: 1957 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20 | |
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Career Stats | |
INT | 37 |
INT Yards | 255 |
Games | 158 |
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Career Highlights and Awards | |
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Don Shinnick was a linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the NFL 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, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots.
He died in 2004 of a degenerative brain disease.
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