Princess Anne, Md. - The National Football League has named University of Maryland Eastern Shore alumni and former Raiders offensive tackle Art shell to its 100 Greatest All-Time Team. 
 
Shell started his football career as an all-state athlete at the former Bonds-Wilson High School in Charleston, South Carolina and later moved on to the Maryland state College.
 
While playing for Maryland State, Shell was named All-American honors twice, and All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association three times where professional scouts were definitely impressed by his work. In 1968 during the third round of the NFL draft, Shell was selected by the Oakland Raiders. 
 
Shell had the size, agility and had the ability to be a quality player, and his talents backed that up when he excelled in special teams playing professionally during his first two years with the Raiders. For his final thirteen seasons, Shell was ranked as one of the National Football League's premier offensive linemen. 
 
During his time with the Raiders, Shell was side by side with fellow Hall-of-Famer Gene Upshaw where both led the Raiders to Super Bowl victories in 1976 and 1980. Also, he participated in eight Pro Bowls, and was twice selected as All-Pro. Shell eventually was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
 
In 1983 Art Shell started his coaching career during mid season as the offensive line coach the Los Angeles Raiders. When he became the head coach from 1989 to 1994 he was the first African-American head coach in the National Football League. After leaving the Raiders, shell went on to hold coaching position with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Atlanta Falcons before working in the NFL offices as a senior vice president. He spent 2006 as the head coach of the Raiders once again.