By Steven Spencer
Former Panther Shane DeSherlia was inducted to the Quincy University Hall of Fame last week.
DeSherlia graduated with a business degree from Quincy University while spending four seasons on their football team as quarterback.
“He was also as much a threat running the football as he was passing it,” the university said in a press release. “His freshman year, DeSherlia passed for nine touchdowns and ran one touchdown. His sophomore year, DeSherlia threw seven touchdowns and ran for four. He had eight passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns his junior season. DeSherlia’s numbers excelled his senior year, throwing for 13 touchdowns and running into the end zone 12 times. His total yardages also stood out- passing over 800 yards his first season, over 1,300 his second season and over 1,000 his junior year. DeSherlia threw for almost 2,000 yards his senior year. In his two best rushing seasons, he ran for 440 yards his sophomore year and 786 yards his senior year. DeSherlia’s career totals were compelling. He totaled 37 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns. His total yards were 1,494 rushing and 5,133 yard passing. He averaged 250 yards per game his senior year, which ranked him as number 24 in NCAA Division II that season.”
