Deck Shelley
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| Position | Back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 4, 1906 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | December 17, 1968 (aged 62) Temple, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Texas | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Pendexter "Dexter" "Deck" Shelley (June 4, 1906 – December 17, 1968) was born and raised in San Antonio. He was recruited to play high school football in Dallas for the Terrill School, a forerunner of St. Mark's School of Texas.[1] He went on to become an all conference running back for the University of Texas. During the 1929 edition of the rivalry game between Texas and the University of Oklahoma, Shelley recovered an early fumble on defense and then scored a rushing touchdown to catalyze the victory.[2][3][4]
Professional career
Shelley was a player in the National Football League. He split the 1931 NFL season between the Providence Steam Roller and the Portsmouth Spartans before splitting the following season between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Cardinals.
He was a running back on offense and a defensive back and linebacker on defense.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 12, Number 2, Fall, 2000". Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas. 12 (2). 2000.
- ^ Trotter, Jake (August 2012). I Love Oklahoma/I Hate Texas. Triumph Books. ISBN 9781623680411.
- ^ "Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 12, Number 2, Fall, 2000". Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas. 12 (2). 2000.
- ^ "The History of Texas Football" (PDF). teeagles.org. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Deck Shelley". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2010.