Education
Shelton attended the Indiana University where he played on the men"s soccer team from 1975 to 1977.
Shelton attended the Indiana University where he played on the men"s soccer team from 1975 to 1977.
He was the 1976 National Collegiate Athletic Association Most Outstanding Defensive Player as the Hoosiers finished runner-up in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Division I Soccer Championship. In 1978, Shelton turned professional when the Detroit Express of the North American Soccer League picked him second overall in the draft. In 1979, he moved to the Los Angeles Aztecs where he played three outdoor and two indoor seasons.