| Number: | 73, 78, 75 |
| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
| High School: | Gary (IN) Lew Wallace |
| College: | Purdue |
| Draftyear: | 1966 |
| Draftround: | 1 |
| Draftpick: | 7 (by the Minnesota Vikings)[1] |
| Afldraftyear: | 1966 |
| Afldraftround: | 1 |
| Afldraftpick: | 4 (by the Denver Broncos)[2] |
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| Pfr: | ShayJe20 |
Jerome Paul Shay (born July 10, 1944) is a former American football defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).[3] Shay played college football at Purdue University, he was named All-American by the American Football Coaches Association[4] and was the seventh selection overall in the 1966 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings.[5]
He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1996,[6] the Purdue University Hall of Fame in 2010.
Shay is currently the Assistant Director of College Scouting for the New York Giants and has been a member of the team's scouting staff since 1977.[7]