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Donnie Shell (born August 26, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) between 1974 and 1987. Shell was a member of the Steelers famed Steel Curtain defense in the 1970s.
During the 1974 NFL draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers would draft WR Lynn Swann in Round 1, LB Jack Lambert in Round 2, WR John Stallworth in Round 4, and C Mike Webster in Round 5, and they also signed S Donnie Shell as an undrafted free agent. All five would later be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As of 2014, the 1974 Steelers are ...
The 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 49th in the National Football League.After enduring an injury plagued 9–7 season the previous year and missing the playoffs for the first time since 1971, the Steelers had hoped that the 1980 season was just a small hiatus from contending for championships.
A fifth Hall of Famer, Donnie Shell, was signed by Pittsburgh after going unselected in the draft. [4] The closest any other team has come to this success in a draft is the Dallas Cowboys' 1964 draft, when three Hall of Famers were taken (Roger Staubach, Mel Renfro, and Bob Hayes. [5]
The school has produced four players enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame including Harry Carson, Deacon Jones, Marion Motley, and Donnie Shell. Other legendary Bulldog players include Robert Porcher , Shaquille Leonard , Barney Chavous , Charlie Brown and Orlando Brown Sr. , Javon Hargrave , Decobie Durant , among others.
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise and whose last names fall between "L" and "Z".
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Bradshaw setting up a play against the Chiefs during week 13. The 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 50th in the National Football League.The Steelers returned to the playoffs after missing the playoffs for two years.