Don Shinnick
No. 66, 61
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1935-05-15)May 15, 1935
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died:January 20, 2004(2004-01-20) (aged 68)
Modesto, California, U.S.
Career information
College:UCLA
NFL Draft:1957 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:37
Interception yards:255
Games:158

Donald Dee Shinnick (May 15, 1935 – January 20, 2004) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a linebacker for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts. He had 37 career interceptions with the Colts, still an NFL record for a linebacker. Shinnick played college football as a quarterback at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

After retiring as a player, he served as an assistant coach with the Chicago Bears, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Oakland Raiders and the New England Patriots. He was also the head football coach at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri from 1979 to 1981.[1]

Shinnick died at a rest home in Modesto, California on January 20, 2004, of frontal lobe disorder.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Central Methodist Eagles (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (1979–1981)
1979 Central Methodist 2–71–56th
1980 Central Methodist 2–82–6T–7th
1981 Central Methodist 3–72–67th
Central Methodist: 7–225–17
Total:7–22

References

  1. ↑ "Central Methodist hires Shinnick". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. United Press International. May 13, 1979. p. 7F. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ Los Angeles Times (January 23, 2004), Don Shinnick; was linebacker for Colts, coach for Patriots The Boston Globe. Retrieved on October 25, 2009.
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