John Shearer (1954-56)
Inducted 1987
EXCELLED IN FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL; NAMED TO THE 1955 SMALL COLLEGE ALL-AMERICA FOOTBALL TEAM; SELECTED ALL-WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE AS A SENIOR; CAPTAINED SHEPHERD'S FIRST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAM IN 1955; ALSO CAPTAINED THE BASKETBALL TEAM AS A SENIOR; LED THE WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE IN PASSING, TOTAL OFFENSE AND PASS COMPLETIONS DURING HIS SENIOR YEAR.