Jerry Shay

Jerry Shay
No. 73, 78, 75
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	July 10, 1944; Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Gary (IN) Lew Wallace
College:	Purdue
NFL draft:	1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7; (by the Minnesota Vikings)
AFL draft:	1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4; (by the Denver Broncos)
Career history
	Minnesota Vikings (1966–1967); Atlanta Falcons (1968–1969); New York Giants (1970–1971);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (1965);
	Player stats at PFR

Jerome Paul "Jerry" 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). Shay played college football at Purdue University, he was named All-American by the American Football Coaches Association and was the seventh selection overall in the 1966 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.

He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1996, 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.

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