Shofner helped lead the Baylor Bears to a 13–7 victory over Tennessee in the 1957 Sugar Bowl and was voted the game's Most Valuable Player.

He continued further the next year, catching 47 passes for 936 yards (second most in the league) for seven touchdowns for another Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection.

He had a down year in 1960 (having suffered a leg injury and ulcers), the fourth and final season spent with the Rams.

Teammates (such as future Hall of Famer Sam Huff) soon called him "Slim" and "Blade"; in his subsequent memoir Tough Stuff, Huff described Shofner as “Lean and mean out on that field, great speed and better moves, with legs strong enough to break tackles and leap into the air.” The Giants, led by Tittle and coach Allie Sherman, roared all the way to the NFL Championship Game.

[3] The Giants made it back to the NFL Championship Game again that year, this time playing the Packers in New York.

He caught 64 passes for 1,181 yards (second most in the league) while having nine touchdowns while being named to his fifth and final Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection.

[6] Injuries and illness caused a decline in his effectiveness in 1964, and thereafter and he eventually was supplanted as the starting split end in the middle of the 1965 season.

[7] Despite being named to the All-Decade team of the 1960s, Shofner has not been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, nor has he been a finalist in recent years.