Don Shinnick
# Don Shinnick

Donald Dee Shinnick (May 15, 1935 – January 20, 2004) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a linebacker for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts. He had 37 career interceptions with the Colts, still an NFL record for a linebacker. Shinnick played college football as a quarterback at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

After retiring as a player, he served as an assistant coach with the Chicago Bears, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Oakland Raiders and the New England Patriots. He was also the head football coach at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri from 1979 to 1981.

Shinnick died at a rest home in Modesto, California on January 20, 2004, of frontal lobe disorder.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Central Methodist Eagles (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (1979–1981) ||||||
| 1979 | Central Methodist | 2–7 | 1–5 | 6th |
| 1980 | Central Methodist | 2–8 | 2–6 | T–7th |
| 1981 | Central Methodist | 3–7 | 2–6 | 7th |
| Central Methodist: | Central Methodist: | 7–22 | 5–17 | |
| Total: | Total: | 7–22 | | |
