Ronnie Shanklin

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Short description Template:Template other Ronnie Shanklin (January 21, 1948 – April 17, 2003) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Bears. He also played college football for the North Texas Mean Green.

He was a member of the 1974 Steelers squad that defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IX. He was also a part of the 1972 Steelers team that defeated the Oakland Raiders in the Immaculate Reception playoff game (their first post-season appearance since 1947) and the 1973 Steelers that lost to the Raiders in the first round of the playoffs.

He led all NFL receivers with a 23.7 yards per catch average in 1973.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1970	PIT	14	14	30	691	23.0	81	4
1971	PIT	14	14	49	652	13.3	42	6
1972	PIT	14	13	38	669	17.6	57	3
1973	PIT	13	13	30	711	23.7	67	10
1974	PIT	12	12	19	324	17.1	35	1
1976	CHI	5	5	2	32	16.0	35	0
		72	71	168	3,079	18.3	81	24

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1972	PIT	2	2	5	104	20.8	25	0
1974	PIT	3	3	1	15	15.0	15	0
		5	5	6	119	19.8	25	0

External links

• Steelers Team MVP Award History

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