| Ronnie Shanklin | |
| Number: | 25 |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Hubbard, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | DeSoto, Texas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 183 |
| High School: | Carver |
| College: | North Texas |
| Draftyear: | 1970 |
| Draftround: | 2 |
| Draftpick: | 28 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: | |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 168 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 3,079 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving TDs |
| Statvalue3: | 24 |
| Pfr: | S/ShanRo00 |
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.[1]
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.
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| Led the league | ||
| Bold | Career high | |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| PIT | 14 | 14 | 30 | 691 | 23.0 | 81 | 4 | ||
| PIT | 14 | 14 | 49 | 652 | 13.3 | 42 | 6 | ||
| PIT | 14 | 13 | 38 | 669 | 17.6 | 57 | 3 | ||
| PIT | 13 | 13 | 30 | 711 | 23.7 | 67 | 10 | ||
| PIT | 12 | 12 | 19 | 324 | 17.1 | 35 | 1 | ||
| CHI | 5 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 72 | 71 | 168 | 3,079 | 18.3 | 81 | 24 | |||
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| PIT | 2 | 2 | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 25 | 0 | ||
| PIT | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 25 | 0 | |||