Shively was linked to a scholarship scandal in 1962 involving the infamous football team known as the Thin Thirty, coached by Charlie Bradshaw.

where he played football as a guard alongside Red Grange.

He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, and is honored at Kentucky as the namesake of the track and field stadium.

[1] Shively died on December 10, 1967, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.

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