Don Shy
Donald Fredrick Shy
Born: November 15, 1945
Cleveland, OH USA
Deceased: October 26, 2006
Bellfontaine, OH
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 210
College: San Diego St.
High School: Ganesha (Pomona, CA)
Career: 1967-1975
Drafted: 1967 in Round 2, #35 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Don Shy played from 1967 to 1975 during his career with the Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers, Southern California Sun and St. Louis Cardinals. Shy ran for 1,599 yards in his career on 464 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 84 passes for 894 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 158.3 |
| NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 1 | 5 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 99 | 341 | 3.4 | 33 | 4 |
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 35 | 106 | 3.0 | 39 | 1 |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 21 | 75 | 3.6 | 22 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Chicago Bears | 79 | 227 | 2.9 | 45 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Chicago Bears | 116 | 420 | 3.6 | 21 | 2 |
| 1972 | NFL Chicago Bears | 91 | 342 | 3.8 | 22 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 18 | 0 |
| 1975 | WFL Southern California Sun | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| NFL | 457 | 1577 | 3.5 | 45 | 10 | |
| WFL | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 | |
| Totals | 464 | 1599 | 3.4 | 45 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 152 | 12.7 | 55 | 1 |
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | 141 | 15.7 | 70 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 149 | 14.9 | 64 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Chicago Bears | 19 | 163 | 8.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1975 | WFL Southern California Sun | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 33 | 0 |
| NFL | 76 | 835 | 11.0 | 70 | 3 | |
| WFL | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 33 | 0 | |
| Totals | 84 | 894 | 10.6 | 70 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 473 | 22.5 | 45 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 28 | 682 | 24.4 | 90 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 16 | 447 | 27.9 | 57 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 445 | 27.8 | 97 | 1 |
| NFL | 81 | 2047 | 25.3 | 97 | 1 | |
| Totals | 81 | 2047 | 25.3 | 97 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1970 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| NFL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
| Totals | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 8 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 0 |
| 1975 | WFL | Southern California Sun |
