Dave Shelton is a retired American

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player who played four seasons in the

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. Shelton attended the

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where he played on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1977. He was the 1976 NCAA Most Outstanding Defensive Player as the Hoosiers finished runner-up in the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship. In 1977, he was selected as an Honorable Mention All American. In 1978, Shelton turned professional when the

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of the

picked him second overall in the draft. In 1979, he moved to the

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where he played three outdoor and two indoor seasons.

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1956 births Living people American men's soccer players Detroit Express players Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players Los Angeles Aztecs players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub