Editing Art Shell (section)

== College ==
Shell went to college at Maryland State College,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nehus Saxon |first=Lisa |date=October 8, 1989 |title=Shell Leaves Impressions That Will Last |work=San Jose Mercury News |pages=20D |agency=Knight-Ridder News Service}}</ref> now the [[University of Maryland Eastern Shore]] (UMES), an historically black college in [[Princess Anne, Maryland]]. He was coached by [[Roosevelt Gilliam|Roosevelt "Sandy" Gilliam]], and played offensive tackle and defensive tackle on the football team. He was named a [[Little All-America team|Little All-America]] his senior year in 1967, All Conference in three seasons, and was named All-America by the ''[[Pittsburgh Courier]]'' and ''[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]'' magazine in 1967. Shell's teams were 20–8–1. Future NFL and College Football Hall of Fame running back [[Emerson Boozer]] was one of his teammates. He graduated in 1968 with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[industrial arts]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" /> Shell is a member of [[Alpha Phi Alpha]] fraternity.<ref name="Sphinx 1989" />

He was inducted into the UMES Hall of Fame in 1984,<ref name=":3" /> [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (CIAA) Hall of Fame in 2006,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Art Shell (2006) - CIAA Hall of Fame Members |url=https://theciaa.com/hof.aspx?hof=222 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=theciaa.com |language=en}}</ref> the Black College Hall of Fame in 2011,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-21 |title=ART SHELL ELECTED INTO BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME |url=https://umeshawksports.com/news/2010/10/21/ART_SHELL_ELECTED_INTO_BLACK_COLLEGE_FOOTBALL_HALL_OF_FAME |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics |language=en}}</ref> and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013.<ref name=":3" /> Since 2000, Shell has held the UMES Celebrity Golf Classic, a celebrity golf tournament.<ref name=":3" />