Shane Stafford (born March 14, 1976) is a former

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and coach. He was signed by the

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as a

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in 2000. He played

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. Prior to signing with Orlando, he played with the

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for five seasons. Stafford holds Storm single-season records for completions (408), passing yards (4,793) and touchdown passes (86) and career marks for completions (1,357), passing yards (15,667) and touchdown passes (289). Stafford also played for the

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, and the Scottish Claymores in

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. He was the offensive coordinator for the

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of the

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(AFL) in 2019.

Early years

Stafford attended Wilson High School in

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, where he starred in both

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and

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. In 2005 he was inducted into the Wilson High School Athletic Hall of Fame for his accomplishments.

College career

At the

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, Stafford finished his college career as the second in career passing yards (8,975), attempts (1,026), completions (563) and total offense (8,829) in school history. He is also tied as the school's all-time touchdown passing leader with 73, had a passer rating of 143.4 which is the best in school history.

Career AFL statistics

External links

Orlando Predators bio

Shane Stafford at ArenaFan.com

Shane Stafford's 2003 Scottish Calymores Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stafford, Shane 1976 births Living people People from Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Berks County, Pennsylvania American football quarterbacks UConn Huskies football players Scottish Claymores players Tampa Bay Storm players Orlando Predators players Dallas Vigilantes players Tampa Bay Storm coaches Washington Valor coaches Atlantic City Blackjacks coaches