Word comes down this morning that former Steelers safety Donnie Shell will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year as part of the Hall's special "Centennial Class."
Shell played fourteen seasons, all with the Steelers, and had 51 interceptions. He was a member of all four of the Steelers' 1970's Super Bowl champion teams. He becomes the fifth member of the Steel Curtain defense to enter the Hall (Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert, and Mel Blount are the others) and the fifth member of the Steelers' 1974 rookie class to go into the Hall. Draftees Lynn Swann, Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster are the others. Shell was signed as an undrafted free agent.
It's always fun to see one of the members of those great teams being honored, and to once again be reminded of how truly great those teams of that era were.
Congratulations, Donnie Shell!
I am glad for "Torpedo Shell" who is a good guy off the field as well...Canton Ohio will be rocking with Steeler Nation this summer.
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