1. Will Herthie Shields was born on September 15,1971 and is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League for 14 seasons.
18 Facts About Will Shields
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Will Shields played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning consensus All-American honors and winning the Outland Trophy.
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Will Shields won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award in the 2003 season, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Will Shields graduated from Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he played for the Lawton Wolverines high school football team.
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Will Shields was a consensus first-team All-American and Outland Trophy winner during his final year at Nebraska.
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Will Shields is one of eight Cornhuskers players to win the Outland Trophy.
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Will Shields is one of only 16 Cornhuskers to have his jersey retired by the team.
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In 1999 Will Shields was selected as an offensive guard to the Walter Camp Football Foundation College Football All Century Team.
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Will Shields was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers selected to this team; the others being Johnny Rodgers, Dave Rimington, Steinkuhler, Tommie Frazier and Taylor.
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Will Shields was the third-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1993 NFL draft, after signing now Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren to be his agent.
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Will Shields started 231 straight games at the right guard position; an NFL record.
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Will Shields went to the Pro Bowl every year from 1995 to 2006, a total of 12, a Chiefs team record, and having played in all of them, he is tied with Champ Bailey and Randall McDaniel for most Pro Bowls played.
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Will Shields was an important part in the Kansas City Chiefs offensive line that consistently led the team to a top 5 finish in rushing offense.
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Will Shields blocked for Marcus Allen, Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson during his career.
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Will Shields had blocked for 1,000-yard rushers for five seasons.
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Will Shields blocked for 4,000-yard passers for five seasons while Elvis Grbac did it in 2000 and Trent Green in 2003,2004, and 2005.
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In 14 seasons, Will Shields never missed a game, and he failed to start only one contest, his first regular-season outing, as a rookie in 1993.
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Will Shields is married to his wife Senia ; they have one daughter, Sanayika, and two sons, Shavon and Solomon.