Art Shell

Games played:	207
Games started:	169
Fumble recoveries:	8

Art Shell
	Shell in 2006
No. 78
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	November 26, 1946; Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bonds-Wilson ; (North Charleston, South Carolina)
College:	Maryland State (1964–1967)
NFL draft:	1968 / Round: 3 / Pick: 80
Career history
As a player:
	Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders (1968–1982);
As a coach:
	Los Angeles Raiders (1983–1989) ; Offensive line coach; Los Angeles Raiders (1989) ; Interim head coach; Los Angeles Raiders (1990–1994) ; Head coach; Kansas City Chiefs (1995–1996) ; Offensive line coach; Atlanta Falcons (1997–2000) ; Offensive line coach; Oakland Raiders (2006) ; Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	As a player 3× Super Bowl champion (XI, XV, XVIII); 2× First-team All-Pro (1974, 1977); 2× Second-team All-Pro (1975, 1978); 8× Pro Bowl (1972–1978, 1980); NFL 1970s All-Decade Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; Second-team Little All-American (1967); 3× First-team All-CIAA (1965–1967); South Carolina Sports Hall of Fame; As a coach UPI NFL Coach of Year (1990);
Career AFL/NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	207
Games started:	169
Fumble recoveries:	8
Head coaching record
Regular season:	56–52 (.519)
Postseason:	2–3 (.400)
Career:	58–55 (.513)
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Coaching stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Arthur Lee Shell Jr. (born November 26, 1946) is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as an offensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL) and later in the National Football League (NFL) for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football at Maryland State College—now University of Maryland Eastern Shore—and was drafted by the Raiders in the third round (80th overall) of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. He was later a twice head coach for the Raiders. He holds the distinction of becoming the second African American head coach in the history of professional football and the first in the sport's modern era. Shell was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013 and into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989.

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