| Born: | April 7, 1968 Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Died: | May 4, 1992 (aged 24) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | DE |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Weight | 270 lb (120 kg) |
| College | Georgia Tech, Miami |
| High school | Princeton (Sharonville, Ohio) |
| NFL draft | 1991 / Round: 2 / Pick 40 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1991 | Indianapolis Colts |
Shane Clifton Curry (April 7, 1968 – May 4, 1992) was an American football player in the NFL. He graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville, Ohio. He played for the Georgia Tech and the Miami college football teams. He was drafted in the second round of the 1991 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts.
He was shot and killed outside a Cincinnati nightclub during an argument over a blocked vehicle on May 4, 1992.[1][2] Artise Anderson, the 15-year-old nephew of the driver who had blocked Curry's car, was later charged and convicted of the murder. Anderson received 15 years to life, plus 3 years for a weapons charge.[3] He served 16 years in prison and now works as a substance abuse counselor in Mansfield OH.