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Jerry Shay

Jerry Shay

American football player (born 1944)

For persons of a similar name, see Gerry Shea (disambiguation).

Jerome Paul Shay (born July 10, 1944) is a former American football defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).[3] Shay played college football at Purdue University, he was named All-American by the American Football Coaches Association[4] and was the seventh selection overall in the 1966 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.[5]

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He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1996,[6] the Purdue University Hall of Fame in 2010.

Shay is currently the Assistant Director of College Scouting for the New York Giants and has been a member of the team's scouting staff since 1977.[7]

References

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    "1966 Minnesota Vikings". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-10. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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    "American Football League Draft - 1966". remembertheafl.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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    "Jerry Shay". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-08. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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    1965 College Football All-America Team#Ends 2
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    "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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    "SHAY, JEROME P. | Indiana Football Hall of Fame".
  7. [7]
    Eisen, Michael (2007-05-18). "Giants Name Marc Ross Director of College Scouting". Giants.com. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
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