Rhoten Shetley
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PositionHalfback
BornFebruary 7, 1918
Wolf Creek, Tennessee, U.S.
Wolf Creek, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 1993 (aged 74)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | February 7, 1918 Wolf Creek, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | January 7, 1993 (aged 74) Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Union (SC) | ||||||||||||
| College | Furman | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1940: 3rd round, 19th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Rhoten Nathan Shetley (February 7, 1918 – January 7, 1993) was an American professional football halfback. A collegian at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, Shetley played four years of professional football for the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise of the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC).
Shetley was born in Wolf Creek, Tennessee, in 1918. He was raised in Union, South Carolina, and attended Union High School in that city. He played college football at Furman from 1937 to 1939. He was a single-wing fullback at Furman and was selected to the All-Southern Conference and Little All-America teams.[1]
