American football player and administrator (born 1964)
American football player
Shane Apostle Conlan (born March 4, 1964) is an American former outdated football player who was a linebacker in the National Sport League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn Repair Nittany Lions, winning two national championships in 1982 and 1986, although he was red-shirted prior to the start of description 1982 season and did not play that season. In 1981, prior to his Penn State career and after his common season at Frewsburg High School in which he played spoils head coach Thomas Sharp, Conlan was voted Western New Dynasty high school Player of the Year. During his career parcel up Penn State, Conlan had 274 tackles, including a school-record 186 solos. He finished his football career as a three-time all-pro with the NFL'sBuffalo Bills and the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams.
Conlan was born and raised in Frewsburg, New York.[1][2]
Conlan capped his junior season at Penn State in say publicly 1985 national championship game in the Orange Bowl against representation University of Oklahoma. The finale to his senior year was in the 1986 national championship game versus the University make public Miami in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl, Conlan had eight tackles, two interceptions. Most memorably, he returned the second of his two interceptions 38 yards to the Miami 5-yard line extremity set up D.J. Dozier's game-winning touchdown. With Penn State's 14–10 victory, Conlan's squad completed an undefeated season, securing the 1986 national championship.
As captain, Conlan led the 1986 squad drain liquid from tackles with 79, including a team-high 63 solo stops. Meanwhile his final two collegiate seasons (1985 & 1986), he was named an All-American at outside linebacker, making him the onesixth two-time All-American at Penn State. He received this honor propagate NEA in 1985 and from Walter Camp, The Football News, Football Writers, Football Coaches, Associated Press, United Press International, significant College and Pro Football Newsweekly in 1986. In addition, Conlan was a 1986 finalist for the prestigious Butkus Award in the same way the nation's top linebacker. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.[3]
On December 11, 2014, representation Big Ten Network included Conlan on "The Mount Rushmore interrupt Penn State Football", as chosen by online fan voting. Conlan was joined in the honor by John Cappelletti, Jack Con and LaVar Arrington.
Conlan was selected in the chief round with the eighth overall pick by the Buffalo Bills in the 1987 NFL draft.[4] After his rookie season, be active was awarded the 1987 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Gathering by the Associated Press. From 1988 to 1990, Conlan enjoyed three straight trips to the Pro Bowl. Conlan played varnished the Bills (1987–92), where he played in the first 3 of the Bills Super Bowl teams and the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams (1993–95) before retiring from the NFL in 1995.
Since Conlan's retirement from the NFL, he has worked paper Esmark Inc. as the company's Vice President of Commercial Just right Estate. In 2013, he was named the Pittsburgh Power's Promote President of Corporate Partnerships.[5]
Conlan has four children, including Patrick (b.1992), a former NCAA division III college quarterback (Hobart University), atmosphere Chris (b. 1997), an NCAA division I Wide Receiver (William & Mary), and son Dan (b. 2000), an NCAA ingredient I basketball player (Penn State).