Carver Shannon

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1938)}}

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| name = Carver Shannon

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|4|28}}

| birth_place = Corinth, Mississippi, U.S.

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| position1 = Defensive back

| position2 = Halfback

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 198

| college = SIU

| NFLDraftedYear = 1959

| NFLDraftedRound = 19

| NFLDraftedPick = 224

| NFLDraftedTeam = Los Angeles Rams{{Cite web |title=1959 Los Angeles Rams |url=http://databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=LAM&yr=1959&lg=nfl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217003622/http://databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=LAM&yr=1959&lg=nfl |archive-date=February 17, 2010 |access-date=July 17, 2020 |url-status=usurped |website=databaseFootball.com}}

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1959}}–{{CFL Year|1961}}

| playing_team1 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)

| playing_years2 = 1961

| playing_team2 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)

| playing_years3 = 1962–1964

| playing_team3 = Los Angeles Rams (NFL)

| career_highlights =

• 2× Grey Cup champion ({{CFL Year|1959}}, {{CFL Year|1961}})

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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.{{Cite web |title=Keith Webster football statistics on StatsCrew.com |url=http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=webstkei001}} He played college football in Carbondale, Illinois with Southern Illinois University where he was nominated for the 1958 All-American team.{{Cite web |title=Carver Shannon Nominated for All-American Award |url=http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/sic_degypt&CISOPTR=985&CISOBOX=1&REC=4}} 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.{{Cite web |title=SIU Alumni Association - Carver Shannon |url=http://siualumni.com/s/664/2012/2col.aspx?sid=664&gid=1&pgid=1818 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913102919/http://siualumni.com/s/664/2012/2col.aspx?sid=664&gid=1&pgid=1818 |archive-date=September 13, 2014 |website=siualumni.com}} He later worked in the aerospace industry following his sports career and lives in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |title=General - Story Archives |url=http://www.siusalukis.com/genrel/shannon_carver00.html}}