Sheldon Canley
{{Short description|American football player (born 1968)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Sheldon Canley
| image = Sheldon Canley.jpg
| caption = Canley in 2010.
| number = 20, 21
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|4|19}}
| birth_place = Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 195
| high_school = Lompoc (CA)
| college = San Jose State
| draftyear = 1991
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 193
| pastteams = * San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1991|1992}})
- New York Jets (1992)
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1993}})*
- Baltimore Stallions ({{CFL Year|1994}})
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1995}})*
| highlights = * Third-team All-American (1990)
- NCAA record for most touchdowns/points scored in a bowl game{{cite web|title=San Jose State Sports Hall of Fame Adds Seven Greats|url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=204975796|publisher=San Jose State Spartans|accessdate=October 6, 2011|date=August 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407043310/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=204975796|archivedate=April 7, 2012}}
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 9
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 2.3
| pfr = CanlSh20
}}
Sheldon Lavell Canley (born April 19, 1968) is an American former professional American football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans, earning third-team All-American honors in 1990. He played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets.
Early life
Canley was born in Santa Barbara, California and grew up in Lompoc, California, where he graduated from Lompoc High School.{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CANLESHE01 |title=Sheldon Lavell Canley |publisher=databaseFootball.com |accessdate=December 27, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104202421/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CANLESHE01 |archivedate=November 4, 2012 }} He attended Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California where he earned an Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts. He then attended San José State University. At the end of his NCAA career in 1991, Canley was selected to play in both the East West Shrine Game and the Blue–Gray Football Classic all-star games.
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| 1988 | San Jose State
| 12 || 22 || 64 || 2.9 || 2 || 11 || 89 || 8.1 || 0 | ||||||||
| 1989 | San Jose State
| 11 || 258 || 1,201 || 4.7 || 13 || 42 || 353 || 8.4 || 1 | ||||||||
| 1990 | San Jose State
| 12 || 296 || 1,248 || 4.2 || 12 || 31 || 386 || 12.5 || 2 | ||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 35 | 576 | 2,513 | 4.4 | 27 | 84 | 828 | 9.9 | 3 |
Professional career
Projected to be drafted higher, Canley was chosen by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 1991 NFL draft{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CanlSh20.htm|title=Sheldon Lavell Canley|publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com |accessdate= December 27, 2012 }}{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} after severely injuring his hamstring muscle during the SJSU pro day. After spending his first season on injured reserve, Canley was eventually released, in part due to stiff competition in a 49ers offensive backfield that included former first-round pick Dexter Carter, Tom Rathman, and 1992 Pro-Bowler Ricky Watters (a fellow 1991 49ers draftee who coincidentally also sat out his entire rookie season due to injury).
Canley was signed off of waivers from the 49ers by the New York Jets. He would play in his only NFL regular season game with the Jets, rushing four times for nine yards in a 20-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints on 26 December 1992.
Canley was part of the 1994 Baltimore Stallions of the Canadian Football League, which eventually lost the Grey Cup game to the BC Lions, 23-20. Playing behind starter Mike Pringle, during the regular season Canley rushed 31 times for 143 yards and one touchdown, as well as caught six passes for 37 yards. He also made 13 tackles, mostly on special teams.
In 1995, Canley signed with the Denver Broncos of the NFL but was released after the pre-season. Again, strong competition from fellow running backs played a large part in his release; this time his teammates included 1995 Pro-Bowler Glyn Milburn and then-unknown rookie Terrell Davis.
References
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External links
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CanlSh20.htm Pro-Football reference]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104202421/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CANLESHE01 databaseFootball.com]}}
- [http://sanjosestate.scout.com/2/422549.html FOXSports.com]
- [http://www.oursportscentral.com/cflinamerica/balt94sts.htm Baltimore Stallions]
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Category:American football running backs
Category:Players of American football from Santa Barbara, California
Category:New York Jets players
Category:San Francisco 49ers players
Category:San Jose State Spartans football players
Category:Baltimore Stallions players