Del Shofner, the lanky 6-3 wideout on the receiving end of so many of the electrifying passes that made the Giants a perennial title contender in the early 1960s, died on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. He was 85.
Shofner was a first-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 1957, but after the 1960 season he was traded to the Giants. That same offseason the Giants acquired quarterback Y.A. Tittle, and together the two invigorated the offense and led the Giants to three consecutive NFL Championship Games (though they never won one, losing to the Packers twice and then the Bears).