Dick Shiner
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 18, 1942 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lebanon, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College: | Maryland | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1964 / Round: 7 / Pick: 87 | ||||||||||||
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1964 / Round: 20 / Pick: 155 (by the New York Jets) |
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| TD–Int: | 36-43 |
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| Passing yards: | 4,801 |
| Pass attempts: | 736 |
| Pass completions: | 354 |
| Sacks: | 94 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Richard Earl "Dick" Shiner (born July 18, 1942 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football quarterback who played in eleven National Football League seasons from 1964-1974 for six different teams.
He played college football at the University of Maryland. In his first collegiate start, Shiner led Maryland to the school's lone victory against Penn State in the 37-game series.
Shiner was drafted in the seventh round of the 1964 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. Shiner was also selected in the 20th round of the 1964 AFL Draft by the New York Jets.
Shiner played sparingly in his first four seasons in the NFL. From 1964 to 1966, he backed up future Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen with the Redskins and started only one game, in 1965, in those three years. Moving to the Cleveland Browns for 1967, Shiner was a backup to former All-Pro Frank Ryan, and again saw few chances to play, starting no games and attempting only nine passes all season.
Shiner's big break came on May 14, 1968, when the Browns traded Shiner, a draft choice to be named later and defensive tackle Frank Parker to the Pittsburgh Steelers for another quarterback, Bill Nelsen, and safety Jim Bradshaw, with both quarterbacks getting more playing chances with their new teams. Shiner took over as the starting quarterback for the Steelers in week 4 from Kent Nix, in a game in Cleveland against the Browns, facing Nelsen. Shiner started the rest of the season. He went on to start nine games for the 1969 Steelers (the first season in which Chuck Noll served as Steelers head coach), including their Opening Day win over the Detroit Lions. That first win was the only one of the season, with the Steelers going 1–13 on the year, with a defense that gave up the most points in the NFL—an average of nearly 29 points per game. As Pittsburgh took future Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw with the first pick of the 1970 draft, Shiner left the Steelers and backed up yet another Hall of Fame quarterback, Fran Tarkenton, with the New York Giants. After one season with the Giants, he moved on to the Atlanta Falcons.
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