2006 USFTL Cleveland Hall Of Fame

Gregory Shields - "Ice"

Induction:  Referee/Player
Presenter:  Jerry Jones
City/State:  East Cleveland, OH
Date of Birth:  2/11/59
Height/Weight:  6’1”/200
Nickname: Ice
Spouse: Latrice
Children: Greg, Justin
Occupation:  International Document Clerk for UPS
Career as Player:  12 (1981-1992)
Career as Referee: 8 years (1993-2000)
Position:  QB
Number:  17
Team: Tropical Storm/Parma Touch League & Cleveland Touch West (1981-1984), Red Raiders/Urban League (1984-1989), Dawgs/USFTL Touch League (1989-1990), Excalibur/Parma Touch League & USFTL Touch League (1989-1992)
Overall Record: Over 300 wins
State Tournament Appearances: 5 (1988-1992)
League Championship Titles: 3 (2-Excalibur, 1-Red Raiders)
All-League Team: 2
Special Awards:  In 1976, was All-LEL in baseball. In 1993, was USFTL National Referee of the year. Was NFL Europe referee for 2 years. Was Arena Football referee for 4 years. Was OAC referee for 8 years. Was Ohio high school referee for 20 years. Refereed 3 State of Ohio high school football championship games. Refereed 4 State of Ohio high school basketball games.
Most Memorable Moment: In 1984, while playing with the Red Raiders in the Urban League, throwing a touchdown pass to Jerry Jones on the last play of the game to beat Chocolate Thunder.