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 Shields with the Chargers c. 1982 | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | August 23, 1954 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 272 lb (123 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Birmingham (AL) Banks | ||||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1975 / Round: 6 / Pick: 136 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
William Dean Shields (born August 23, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played eleven seasons for the San Diego Chargers (1975–1983), the San Francisco 49ers (1984), the Kansas City Chiefs (1985) and the New York Jets (1985). Shields attended Georgia Institute of Technology. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1985.[1]