| ART SHELL | ARTHUR LEE SHELL JR. (BORN NOVEMBER 26, 1946) IS AN AMERICAN FORMER PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER AND COACH. HE PLAYED AS AN OFFENSIVE TACKLE IN THE AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (AFL) AND LATER IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NFL) FOR THE OAKLAND / LOS ANGELES RAIDERS. HE PLAYED COLLEGE FOOTBALL AT MARYLAND STATE COLLEGE—NOW UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE—AND WAS DRAFTED BY THE RAIDERS IN THE THIRD ROUND (80TH OVERALL) OF THE 1968 NFL/AFL DRAFT. HE WAS LATER A TWICE HEAD COACH FOR THE RAIDERS. HE HOLDS THE DISTINCTION OF BECOMING THE SECOND AFRICAN AMERICAN HEAD COACH IN THE HISTORY OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL AND THE FIRST IN THE SPORT’S MODERN ERA |
