Career
Shale became the most decorated player in Bowling Green football history after the 1990 season, earning spots on five different All-America teams. He was honored on the first team by the Associated Press, Football News and the AFCA, and second team by the United Press International and The Sporting News. He was selected to the 1990 College Football All-America Team.
In the 1990 season, Shale set four Mid-American Conference records, including season (4677) and career (4309) punting average.
Shale was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in 1991 in Round 10 (#270 Overall).
While with the Redskins he compiled no statistics. Shale works in Operations & Quality Management in Belvidere, Illinois.