tackles and leap into the air.” The Giants, led by Tittle and coach Allie Sherman, roared all the way to the NFL Championship Game. However, facing the Green Bay Packers at New City Stadium, the Giants were shut-out 37-0. Shofner caught three passes for 41 yards in the loss. He continued his consistency the next year, catching 53 passes for 1,133 yards for 12 touchdowns (second most in the league). Shofner holds the record for most receiving yards by a Giant in a game, having caught eleven passes for 269 yards on October 28, 1962 against the Washington Redskins (this was also the game where Tittle threw for seven touchdown passes, with Shofner catching one of them). The Giants made it back to the NFL Championship Game again that year, this time playing the Packers in New York. Shofner caught five passes for 69 yards, but the Giants were trounced once again 16-7. The next year was his last great one. 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. Once again, the Giants rolled to the NFL Championship Game. Playing the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field. Shofner had no statline as the Giants lost 14-10. He was the first receiver with four 1,000-yard seasons, and no receiver would match him until 1981. 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. In his last four seasons (1964-1967), he played in just 37 games while catching 54 total passes for 876 yards and three touchdowns. He retired after the 1967 NFL season. Legacy In 2005, he was named to the Professional Football Researchers Association Hall of Very Good in the association's third HOVG class. 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. Personal life Shofner lived most of his life in San Marino, California after retiring from football. After his playing career, he became a businessman for selling animal feed ingredients. He had three children with his wife Carol along with five grandchildren. He lived there for over 50 years before moving later to Bradbury, California.