After years of being snubbed from entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame, former long-time Steelers defensive back, Donnie Shell, will join other Pittsburgh greats from the ’70s and ’80s in Canton. Shell was a at a loss for words when Hall of Fame President, David Baker called him with the news:
Exclusive Look: HOF President David Baker calls Donnie Shell to inform him that he has been elected to the Hall of Fame.#PFHOF20 | @steelers pic.twitter.com/lh9zgkeepU
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) January 15, 2020
Shell now joins four of his former draftmates from the 1974 draft class, Jack Lambert, Lynn Swan, Mike Webster, and John Stallworth, as he enters the Hall of Fame.