Jerry Shay
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| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 10, 1944 Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Gary (IN) Lew Wallace |
| College: | Purdue |
| NFL draft: | 1966: 1st round, 7 (by the Minnesota Vikings)[1]th pick |
| AFL draft: | 1966: 1st round, 4 (by the Denver Broncos)[2]th pick |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Jerome Paul Shay (born July 10, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).[3] Shay played college football at Purdue University, he was named All-American by the American Football Coaches Association[4] and was the seventh selection overall in the 1966 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings.[5]
He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1996,[6] and the Purdue University Hall of Fame in 2010.
Shay is currently the assistant director of College Scouting for the New York Giants and has been a member of the team's scouting staff since 1977.[7]
References
- ^ "1966 Minnesota Vikings". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ "American Football League Draft - 1966". remembertheafl.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ "Jerry Shay". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ 1965 College Football All-America Team#Ends 2
- ^ "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "SHAY, JEROME P. | Indiana Football Hall of Fame".
- ^ Eisen, Michael (May 18, 2007). "Giants Name Marc Ross Director of College Scouting". Giants.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2007.