An All-State choice at Lawton High School, selected state Lineman of the Year by the Daily Oklahoman, lettered three years as an offensive guard and defensive tackle, and member of the track squad was just the beginning of Will Shield's career as guard for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Will has started 191 consecutive games dating back to a contest at Houston in 93, the longest steak in team history since 1968. He owns the second-longest starting streak among active NFL players behind QB Brett Favre. His 191 total starts are the highest total in team history since 1968.

He was selected to his 10th Pro Bowl in 2004, the most in Chiefs' history and tied teammate T. Willie Roaf for the most trips among active players in the league. Joined G. Brian Waters to mark the first time two guards from the same team have made the Pro Bowl since Larry Allen and Nate Newton did it for Dallas folowing the '95 season. Earned second-team All-Pro honors from the AP.

He is an ten-time Pro Bowler in his twelve years in the NFL.

Off the field, Will is an amazing humanitarian. He established the Will to Succeed Foundation which has helped over 97,000 individuals since its inception in 1993. Will serves as a spokesman and on the board

of directors for the Marillac Center for Children which benefits children with emotional and behavioral disorders; Operation Breakthrough which helps meet the meeds of disadvantaged children served by St. Vincent's Family Center; Teamm Esteem, a program for inner-city youths which rewards academic and personal improvement with trips to cultural events and Chiefs games.

He is also a board member for the Kansas City Stop Violence Coalition, conducts annual youth football camps in Lawton as well as Iowa and New Jersey. He is an active participant in the KC Reads program and the Storytelling Celebration which both promote reading to Kansas city area youths.

Will was named the NFL's Extra Effort Award winner for his charitable work. He was elected into the Mid-America Education Hall of Fame for promoting academic excellence. He was named the 2001 NFL Good Guy of the Year by Sporting News, received the inaugural Arthur S. Arkush Humanitarian of the Year Award presented by Pro Football Weekly, was named one of the 99 Good Guys in Sports by Sporting News and was the 2000 NFL recipient of The Citizenship Through Sports Award which is presented by the Citizenship Through Sports Alliance.

Will and his wife, Senia have been recognized nationally for their community service. Together with the help of their three children, they run all foundation activities with no paid staff.

What a will to succeed.