Clay Shiver
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Position: | Guard | ||||||
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Born: | Tifton, Georgia, U.S. | December 7, 1972||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 283 lb (128 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Tifton (GA) Tift Co. | ||||||
College: | Florida State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1996 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67 | ||||||
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Spencer Clay Shiver (born December 7, 1972) is a former
Early years
Shiver was born in
College career
Shiver accepted a football scholarship to attend Florida State University, where he played for coach Bobby Bowden's Florida State Seminoles football team. In 1992, he shared the starting center role (5 starts) as a redshirt freshman, helping the team to an 11-1 record and an Orange Bowl invitation.
As a sophomore in 1993, he was the snapper for quarterback Charlie Ward and a member of the Seminoles' Bowl Coalition national championship team that defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 18–16 in the Orange Bowl. He received his first All-conference selection, while giving up a half of a quarterback sack in 700 offensive snaps.[2]
In his junior and senior years, he was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, presented annually to the best blocker in the ACC.[2] In his last year, he helped the offense averaged 551.5 yards-per-game, ranking third in the nation.
In 2001, he was inducted into the Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame. Bowden called him "the best center that I've coached in 20 years at Florida State."
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Shiver was selected by the
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Denver Broncos
In 1999, he signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos,[5] but was waived before the start of the season due to injury.[6]
Carolina Panthers
On December, 14, 1999, he was signed by the Carolina Panthers to fill the roster spot left open by the injured Nate Newton, but he did not appear in a regular season game.[7] He was released on August 27, 2000.[8]
Personal life
Shiver is currently a high school football head coach for Boca Raton Christian School.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Clay Shiver bio". databaseFootball.com. September 1, 2001. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "FSU Hall of Fame". Seminoles.com. September 1, 2001. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Donaldson Given Release By Cowboys". Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Shiver joins Broncos". Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Transactions". Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Newton, Kasay Out; Carolina Signs Shiver, Cunningham". Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Johnson, Wiley, Shiver Cut By Panthers". Retrieved February 19, 2023.