Art Shell

Games played:	207
Games started:	169
Fumblerecoveries:	8

Art Shell
	Shell in 2006
No. 78
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	November 26, 1946(age 77); Charleston, South Carolina,U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bonds-Wilson; (North Charleston, South Carolina)
College:	Maryland State(1964–1967)
NFL draft:	1968/ Round: 3 / Pick: 80
Career history
As a player:
	Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders(1968–1982);
As a coach:
	Los Angeles Raiders (1983–1989); Offensive line coach; Los Angeles Raiders (1989); Interim head coach; Los Angeles Raiders (1990–1994); Head coach; Kansas City Chiefs(1995–1996); Offensive line coach; Atlanta Falcons(1997–2000); Offensive line coach; Oakland Raiders(2006); Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	As a player 3×Super Bowl champion(XI,XV,XVIII); 2× First-teamAll-Pro(1974,1977); 2× Second-team All-Pro (1975,1978); 8×Pro Bowl(1972–1978,1980); NFL 1970s All-Decade Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; Second-teamLittle All-American(1967); 3× First-team All-CIAA(1965–1967); South Carolina Sports Hall of Fame; As a coach UPINFL Coach of Year(1990);
Career AFL/NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	207
Games started:	169
Fumblerecoveries:	8
Head coaching record
Regular season:	56–52 (.519)
Postseason:	2–3 (.400)
Career:	58–55 (.513)
	Player stats atPFR
	Coaching stats atPFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Arthur Lee Shell Jr.^[1]^[2](born November 26, 1946) is an American former professionalfootballplayer and coach. He played as anoffensive tacklein theAmerican Football League(AFL) and later in theNational Football League(NFL) for theOakland/Los Angeles Raiders.He playedcollege footballat Maryland State College—nowUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore—and was drafted by the Raiders in the third round (80th overall) of the1968 NFL/AFL draft.He was later a twicehead coachfor 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. Shell was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Famein 2013 and into thePro Football Hall of Famein 1989.

Playing career

Shell was drafted by the American Football League'sOakland RaidersfromMaryland State College(now known as the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore). Playingoffensive tackle,Shell participated in 24 playoff contests, includingSuper Bowls XIandXV,and was named to eightPro Bowls.

Shell was elected to thePro Football Hall of Famein 1989. In 1999, he was ranked number 55 onThe Sporting News'list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.

Coaching career

Los Angeles Raiders

ThroughAl Davis,Shell is a member of theSid Gillman coaching tree.As coach of the Raiders (at the time located in Los Angeles), Shell compiled a record of 54 wins, 38 losses, and was namedAFCCoach of the Year in 1990, when the Raiders won theAFC Westdivision with a 12–4 record, and advanced to theAFC championship gamein the playoffs, becoming the first African-American coach to lead the team to the Conference Championship game.Al Davis,owner of the Raiders, fired Shell after a 9–7 season in 1994, a move Davis later called "a mistake."

After the Raiders

After leaving the Raiders, Shell went on to coaching positions with theKansas City ChiefsandAtlanta Falcons,before serving as a senior vice president for the NFL, in charge of football operations.

2006 return to Raiders

Shell was officially re-hired by the-then Oakland Raiders as head coach on February 11, 2006. After leading the team to its worst record (2 wins, 14 losses) since 1962, despite having one of the best defenses, Shell was fired for the second time as head coach of the Raiders on January 4, 2007.^[3]

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season					Postseason
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
RAI	1989	7	5	0	.583	3rd in AFC West	—	—	—	—
RAI	1990	12	4	0	.750	1st in AFC West	1	1	.500	Lost toBuffalo BillsinAFC Championship Game
RAI	1991	9	7	0	.563	3rd in AFC West	0	1	.000	Lost toKansas City ChiefsinAFC wild card game
RAI	1992	7	9	0	.438	4th in AFC West	—	—	—	—
RAI	1993	10	6	0	.625	2nd in AFC West	1	1	.500	Lost toBuffalo BillsinAFC Divisional Game
RAI	1994	9	7	0	.563	3rd in AFC West	—	—	—	—
OAK	2006	2	14	0	.125	4th in AFC West	—	—	—	—
Total^[4]		56	52	0	.518		2	3	.400

Personal life

Shell attendedBonds-Wilson High SchoolinNorth Charleston, South Carolina.The school is no longer in existence. Shell is an alumnus ofMaryland State College,now known as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, located inPrincess Anne, Maryland.Shell is a member ofAlpha Phi Alphafraternity. In 2013, he was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame.He hosts an annual celebrity golf tournament.

Shell is the father of Billie Dureyea Shell, the author of theUnfaithfulbook trilogy, and the great uncle ofBrandon Shell,an offensive lineman who was drafted in 2016 by theNew York Jets.^[5]

References

^"Brother Art Shell elected to the NFL Hall of Fame".The Sphinx.Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Spring 1989. p. 19.RetrievedAugust 24,2014.
^Cullen, Rick (January 8, 1977)."The spotlight for Art Shell".Salisbury Daily Times.p. 18.
^White, David; Gay, Nancy (January 5, 2007)."Shell fired by Raiders again / Davis called coach's '94 dismissal 'a mistake'; apparently thought rehiring was another".San Francisco Chronicle.RetrievedOctober 31,2018.
^Art Shell NFL Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks - Pro-Football-Reference
^"Jets Trade Up, Take T Brandon Shell in Round 5".newyorkjets.RetrievedApril 30,2016.

External links

Career statistics and player information fromNFL·Pro Football Reference
Art Shellat thePro Football Hall of Fame
Art Shellat theCollege Football Hall of Fame

[Sphinx_1989-1] "Brother Art Shell elected to the NFL Hall of Fame".The Sphinx.Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Spring 1989. p. 19.RetrievedAugust 24,2014.

[2] Cullen, Rick (January 8, 1977)."The spotlight for Art Shell".Salisbury Daily Times.p. 18.

[3] White, David; Gay, Nancy (January 5, 2007)."Shell fired by Raiders again / Davis called coach's '94 dismissal 'a mistake'; apparently thought rehiring was another".San Francisco Chronicle.RetrievedOctober 31,2018.

[4] Art Shell NFL Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks - Pro-Football-Reference

[5] "Jets Trade Up, Take T Brandon Shell in Round 5".newyorkjets.RetrievedApril 30,2016.

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