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Murray Shelton

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Murray Shelton
No. 5     Cornell Big Red
Born:April 20, 1893
Dunkirk, New York, U.S.
Died:August 14, 1985(1985-08-14) (aged 92)
Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)End
CollegeCornell University
Career history
As player
1915Cornell
1920Buffalo All-Americans
Career highlights and awards

Murray Norcross Shelton (April 20, 1893 – August 14, 1985) was an American football player.

Born in Dunkirk, New York, Shelton graduated from Cornell University in 1916 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. In 1973, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. In 1984, he was also inducted into Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame.

Shelton died on August 14, 1985, in Columbia, Missouri. He was 92.

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