Shaun Gayle

Shaun Gayle

Infobox NFLretired


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position=Safety
number=23
birthdate=birth date and age|1962|3|8
Newport News, Virginia
deathdate=
debutyear=1984
finalyear=1995
draftyear=1984
draftround=10
draftpick=271
college=Ohio State
teams=
* Chicago Bears (1984-1994)
* San Diego Chargers (1995)
stat1label=INT
stat1value=16
stat2label=INT yards
stat2value=278
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=2
nfl=GAY664464
highlights=
* 1x Pro Bowl selection (1991)
HOF=
CollegeHOF=

Shaun Lanard Gayle (born March 8, 1962 in Newport News, Virginia) is a former American football cornerback/safety in the NFL. He played twelve seasons, eleven for the Chicago Bears (1984-1994), and one for the San Diego Chargers (1995). He was a member of the Bears squad that won Super Bowl XX in 1985. Gayle attended Ohio State University.

Gayle owns the distinction of returning the shortest punt for a touchdown in NFL history, when he returned a punt five yards for a touchdown against the New York Giants in the Bears 1985 divisional playoff victory. He is now appearing at the Chicago Bears Fan Convention. He currently works as a guest NFL analyst for Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.

Gayle was in a relationship with Rhoni Reuter, originally of Potosi, Wisconsin, and had been sharing a condominium with her in the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Deerfield. On October 4, 2007, Reuter - who was approximately seven months pregnant with Gayle's child - was shot and killed at home, along with her unborn daughter.

The Deerfield police have stated that they do not consider Gayle to be a suspect in the murder. They are currently seeking a male teenager who was seen running from the area. Gayle had in the past complained that a former girlfriend of his had harassed Reuter and others, and had sought a restraining order against this woman. On October 4th, before hearing of Reuter's death Gayle's attorney had filed a new complaint against this woman, claiming that the woman had violated the order. [Citation | last = Kittle | first = M.D. | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title = Potosi family mourns: Family of murder victim Rhoni Reuter issues a statement, while Deerfield police investigate killing | newspaper = Dubuque Telegraph Herald | pages = | year = 2007 | date = 2007-10-07 | url = http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=175839 ]

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