Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#22|Al Shonta Cornerback
Retired (1968, Age 34)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (11-14-2007) Potential C-
Age at Death 73 Born 08-02-1934 in Hackensack, NJ
Drafted Round 38, Pick 896 (1960) Experience 13 Years (184 Wks)
College Alabama College, 1955 Salary 845 ($1.118M/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power C- Catching Pass Cover B+ Kick Power C-
Throw Acc D- Pass Blocking D- Run Cover C+ Kick Acc D+
Carrying C+ Run Blocking D- Tackling Kick Return B-
        Pursuit B-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B+ Stamina Execution C+ Agility B-
Strength B- Health Aggressiveness C- Hands
Jumping     Attitude Break Tackle C+
ROLES
QB D+ C DT SS C+ K GUN B-
WR C+ G D+ DE C- FS C+ P D- KR C+
HB/TB T C- ILB CB B- LS KRB
FB TE C- OLB C+ H HT C+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1960 COL 16 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 3 1 12 12.0 12 0 0
1961 COL 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0 3 27 9.0 10 0 0
1962 COL 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1 2 26 13.0 15 0 0
1963 COL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2 2 12 6.0 8 0 0
1964 COL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 1 3 42 14.0 29 1 0
1965 COL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1966 COL 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1967 COL 15 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   122 52 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 10 11 119 10.8 29 1 0

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1969Al Shonta has retired from football.
04-28-1968The Colorado Dimebags have moved Mike Tillman to the inactive roster.
04-28-1968The Colorado Dimebags have waived Al Shonta.
12-24-1967The Colorado Dimebags have moved Louis Ottis, Joe Price, Derrick Bingaman, and Jack Volek to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Al Shonta, James Geyer, Ronald "RoJo" Johnson, Ira Morgan, John Kline, and Greg Falcon to the inactive roster.
09-03-1967The Colorado Dimebags have moved Emanuel Barnes, Ira Morgan, Morris Weatherington, Butch Milstead, Leon Davis, Kerry Mersereau, Al Shonta, Mal Kab, Mickey Kent, Allen Moreno, and John Kline to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Jack Volek, Joe Price, Rudy Nason, Mark Hickman, Louis Ottis, Zack Martin, and Larry Barwegan to the inactive roster.
11-27-1966The Colorado Dimebags have moved Joe Price, Frank Sweeney, and Jack Volek to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Al Shonta, Mal Kab, and Sam Nix to the inactive roster.
09-04-1966The Colorado Dimebags have moved Al Shonta, Ira Morgan, Steve Burnett, Emanuel Barnes, Sam Nix, Stan Clark, Kerry Mersereau, Dick Tomberlin, John Kline, Greg Falcon, and Mickey Kent to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Mike Livers, Ralph Gilliam, Joe Price, Andy Womack, Morris Weatherington, and Jack Volek to the inactive roster.
05-01-1966The Colorado Dimebags have removed Al Shonta from the trade block.
01-23-1966The Colorado Dimebags have moved Marlin Briscoe, Leon Nielson, John Commiskey, Bill Gartrum, Sean LaPorta, Ralph Gilliam, and Mark Simmons to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Greg Falcon, C.J. Gable, Don Babcock, Dennis Kingery, Al Shonta, Stan Clark, Mike Green, Steve Burnett, Cliff Allen, Verlon Latin, John Kline, and Chris Wilcox to the inactive roster.
09-06-1965The Colorado Dimebags have moved Al Shonta, Verlon Latin, Chris Wilcox, Ira Morgan, Sam Nix, Stan Clark, Cliff Allen, Dick Tomberlin, Dennis Kingery, John Kline, Don Babcock, and Mike Green to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ralph Gilliam, Alvin Emelianchik, Marlin Briscoe, Andy Womack, John Commiskey, and Michael Thomas to the inactive roster.
08-09-1965The Colorado Dimebags have moved Leon Nielson, Joe Gramatica, Alvin Emelianchik, Andy Womack, James Kempton, John Commiskey, Sean LaPorta, Ralph Gilliam, Dan Hinton, Michael Thomas, Ricky Adams, and Ed Ward to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Chuck King, Stud Thompson, Dick Tomberlin, Ira Morgan, Ernie Barber, Dennis Kingery, Al Shonta, Art Davidson, Sam Nix, Cliff Allen, Verlon Latin, John Kline, and Chris Wilcox to the inactive roster.
09-07-1964The Colorado Dimebags have moved Al Shonta, Verlon Latin, Art Davidson, Chuck King, Stud Thompson, Merle Rasmussen, Dennis Kingery, John Kline, Derrick Phillips, Mike Green, and Alva Krumrie to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Sonny Sherman, Ed Ward, Joe Gramatica, Dwight Famiglietti, Andy Womack, and Jim Conway to the inactive roster.
01-06-1964The Colorado Dimebags have moved Bob Domres, Joe Gramatica, Kerry Mersereau, Cliff Allen, Dwight Famiglietti, Andy Womack, Jim Conway, and Don Babcock to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Al Shonta, Verlon Latin, Art Davidson, Harry White, Chuck King, Stud Thompson, Kendall Roaf, Merle Rasmussen, Dennis Kingery, John Kline, Derrick Phillips, Mike Green, and Alva Krumrie to the inactive roster.
09-01-1963The Colorado Dimebags have moved Chuck King, Harry White, Dan Briscoe, Merle Rasmussen, Dennis Kingery, Al Shonta, Derrick Phillips, Art Davidson, Stan Clark, Mike Green, Verlon Latin, Alva Krumrie, and John Kline to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Joe Gramatica, Andy Womack, Butch Milstead, Bill Gartrum, Bob Domres, Dwight Famiglietti, Mickey Kent, and Chris Karras to the inactive roster.
08-05-1963The Colorado Dimebags have placed Al Shonta on the trade block.
04-28-1963The Colorado Dimebags have moved Merle Rasmussen, Al Shonta, Derrick Phillips, and Stan Clark to the inactive roster.
09-02-1962The Colorado Dimebags have moved Al Shonta, Kevin Heller, Art Davidson, George Atkins, John Nadolney, Austen Vezmar, Merle Rasmussen, Bob Lebel, Derrick Phillips, and Alva Krumrie to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved James Waller, Damian Bellino, Jess Mazza, Olin Kratch, Alvin Emelianchik, Jim Conway, Chris Karras, and Mike Green to the inactive roster.
08-06-1962The Colorado Dimebags have moved Bobby Brace, Louis Baldwin, Dan Howell, Jess Mazza, Frank Anderson, Alvin Emelianchik, and Ben Awalt to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Al Shonta, Damian Bellino, Dan Briscoe, Merle Rasmussen, Roy Proctor, Joel Chamblee, Dave Larden, and Otto Sensibaugh to the inactive roster.