Ron Shanklin
Ronnie Eugene Shanklin
Born: January 21, 1948
Hubbard, TX USA
Deceased: April 17, 2003
DeSoto, TX
Position: WR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 183
College: North Texas
High School: George Washington Carver (Amarillo, TX)
Career: 1970-1976
Drafted: 1970 in Round 2, #28 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Ron Shanklin played from 1970 to 1976 during his career with the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers. Shanklin caught 168 passes for 3,079 yards and 24 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | 691 | 23.0 | 81 | 4 |
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 49 | 652 | 13.3 | 42 | 6 |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 38 | 669 | 17.6 | 57 | 3 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | 711 | 23.7 | 67 | 10 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 19 | 324 | 17.1 | 35 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Totals | 168 | 3079 | 18.3 | 81 | 24 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 5 | 5 |
Honors
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
