Shane Patrick Conlan was born on March 4,1964 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League.
10 Facts About Shane Conlan
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Shane Conlan played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, winning two national championships in 1982 and 1986, although he was red-shirted prior to the start of the 1982 season and did not play that season.
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In 1981, prior to his Penn State career and after his senior season at Frewsburg High School in which he played under head coach Thomas Sharp, Conlan was voted Western New York high school Player of the Year.
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Shane Conlan capped his junior season at Penn State in the 1985 national championship game in the Orange Bowl against the University of Oklahoma.
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The finale to his senior year was in the 1986 national championship game versus the University of Miami in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl, Shane Conlan had eight tackles, two interceptions.
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Shane Conlan 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.
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Shane Conlan was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Shane Conlan was joined in the honor by John Cappelletti, Jack Ham and LaVar Arrington.
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Shane Conlan was selected in the first round with the eighth overall pick by the Buffalo Bills in the 1987 NFL draft.
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From 1988 to 1990, Shane Conlan enjoyed three straight trips to the Pro Bowl.