Stanley Shakespeare
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 5, 1963 Auburn, New York, U.S. |
| Died: | April 26, 2005 (aged 42) Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Lake Worth (Lake Worth Beach, Florida) |
| College: | Miami (FL) |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Stanley C. Shakespeare (February 5, 1963 – April 26, 2005) was an American football wide receiver who attended Lake Worth High School in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, played college football at the University of Miami and spent one season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) during the 1987 NFLPA strike.[1][2] He drowned on April 26, 2005, after being knocked off his boat by a large wave.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Stanley Shakespeare". bucpower.com. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "Stanley Shakespeare". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "Drowning Victim Is Ex-um Standout". Sun Sentinel. April 28, 2005. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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[edit]Categories:
- 1963 births
- 2005 deaths
- Players of American football from New York (state)
- American football wide receivers
- Miami Hurricanes football players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Sportspeople from Auburn, New York
- Sportspeople from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Players of American football from Palm Beach County, Florida
- Accidental deaths in Florida
- Deaths by drowning in the United States
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen