Shane Conlan

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Shane Conlan
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College:Penn State
NFL draft:1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Career history
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As an administrator:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:120
Games started:114
Tackles:751
Interceptions:5
Player stats at PFR

Shane Patrick Conlan (born March 4, 1964) is an American former professional

Frewsburg High School in which he played under head coach Thomas Sharp, Conlan was voted Western New York high school Player of the Year. During his career at Penn State, Conlan had 274 tackles, including a school-record 186 solos. He finished his football career as a three-time all-pro with the NFL's Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams
.

Early life

Conlan was born and raised in Frewsburg, New York.[1][2]

College career

Conlan capped his junior season at Penn State in the 1985 national championship game in the

D.J. Dozier
's game-winning touchdown. With Penn State's 14–10 victory, Conlan's squad completed an undefeated season, securing the 1986 national championship.

As captain, Conlan led the 1986 squad in tackles with 79, including a team-high 63 solo stops. During his final two collegiate seasons (1985 & 1986), he was named an

outside linebacker, making him the sixth two-time All-American at Penn State. He received this honor from NEA in 1985 and from Walter Camp, The Football News, Football Writers, Football Coaches, Associated Press, United Press International, and College and Pro Football Newsweekly in 1986. In addition, Conlan was a 1986 finalist for the prestigious Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.[3]

On December 11, 2014 the

Penn State Football", as chosen by online fan voting. Conlan was joined in the honor by John Cappelletti, Jack Ham and LaVar Arrington
.

Professional career

Conlan was selected in the first round with the eighth overall pick by the Buffalo Bills in the

NFL
in 1995.

After football

Since Conlan's retirement from the NFL, he has worked for Esmark Inc. as the company's Vice President of Commercial Real Estate. In 2013, he was named the Pittsburgh Power's Vice President of Corporate Partnerships.[5]

Conlan has four children, including Patrick (b.1992), a former NCAA division III college quarterback (Hobart University), son Chris (b. 1997), an NCAA division I Wide Receiver (William & Mary), and son Dan (b. 2000), an NCAA division I basketball player (Penn State).

References

  1. ^ Shane Conlan. pro-football-reference
  2. ^ Shane Conlan
  3. ^ National Football Foundation (May 22, 2014). "NFF Proudly Announces Impressive 2014 College Football Hall of Fame Class". FootballFoundation.org. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Shane Conlan Joins the Pittsburgh Power's Front Office". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.