Ronnie Shanklin

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 Career 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 Career 5 5 6 119 19.8 25 0