collegehof birth_place weight statvalue article_title position birth_date undraftedyear nfl number college statlabel
70043 whitmire , south carolina 190 51 490 2 donnie shell
 safety 26 august 1952 1974 she300407 31 south carolina state int int yards touchdowns
donnie shell

donnie shell -lrb- born august 26 , 1952 in whitmire , south carolina -rrb- is a former american football strong safety for the pittsburgh steelers in the national football league between 1974 and 1987 .
shell was a member of the steelers famed steel curtain defense in the 1970s .
shell retired as the nfl strong safety career leader in interceptions with 51 .
he started eleven straight years for the steelers and was selected to the steelers all-time team , the college football hall of fame , and to the nfl silver anniversary super bowl team .
