Carver Shannon

Carver Shannon
Born: (1938-04-28) April 28, 1938 (age 86)
Corinth, Mississippi, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)DB, HB
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
CollegeSIU
NFL draft1959, round: 19, pick: 224
Drafted byLos Angeles Rams[1]
Career history
As player
19591961Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
1961Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
1962–1964Los Angeles Rams (NFL)
Career highlights and awards

Carver Beauregard Shannon (born April 28, 1938) was an American and Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the Grey Cup with Winnipeg in 1959 and 1961.[2] He played college football in Carbondale, Illinois with Southern Illinois University where he was nominated for the 1958 All-American team.[3] Shannon was also drafted into the National Football League (NFL) in the 1959 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams (Round 19, #224 overall). He played for the Rams from 1962 to 1964, following his career in Canadian football. After his time with the Rams he went to play for the Chicago Bears where he sustained a knee injury and retired from professional football. From 1983 through 1985 Shannon was a line judge in the NFL, wearing uniform number 56. He is a member of the Southern Illinois University Sport Hall of Fame, inducted in 1978.[4] He later worked in the aerospace industry following his sports career and lives in Los Angeles.[5]

  1. ^ "1959 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Keith Webster football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  3. ^ "Carver Shannon Nominated for All-American Award".
  4. ^ "SIU Alumni Association - Carver Shannon". siualumni.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "General - Story Archives".