Quarterback
No. 11
Maryland
"He's a far cry from the classic quarterback, and some football people flatly say they don't have very much confidence in him when he's running a ball club. But Dick Shiner is the man the Steelers turned to last year when pre-season regular Kent Nix disappointed, and it was Shiner who at least gave the club a semblance of respectability in its passing game.
Chuck Noll thinks that with the exception of a game or two, Dick threw well last season. He does need more consistency, however, the coach conceded. Dick threw 148 completions out of 304 attempts for 1,856 yards, a 48.7 percentage, and 18 touchdowns.
Actually, Dick has probably done more shuttling from one club to another than registering actual playing time. A draftee of the Redskins in 1964, where he backed up Sonny Jurgensen, he was traded to the Browns in 1967, where he backed up Frank Ryan. He came to the Steelers last season, where he was scheduled to back up Nix. It didn't turn out that way, and maybe with more game time, Dick, too, will begin to shine. Ugh!'"
-Jack Zanger, Pro Football 1969
"Originally drafted by the Washington Redskins in 1964, Dick was traded to the Browns two years later, before he was traded to the Steelers in '68. This strong-armed quarterback is an explosive passer and always a threat to uncork the bomb.
Dick was Maryland's greatest passer during his college days."
-1969 Topps No. 64
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