Ranking in the top-10 of the SEC in virtually every offensive category in 1979, quarterback Steadman Shealy led Alabama to a 12-0 record and a consensus national title that year and finished 10th in the 1979 Heisman Trophy voting. He ranked 10th in pass completions (45), ninth in pass attempts (81), passing yards (717) and plays from scrimmage (152), eighth in passing touchdowns (4) and yards from scrimmage (791), seventh in rush attempts (152), sixth in rushing yards (791) and rushing yards per attempt (5.2), third in touchdowns from scrimmage (11), total plays (233) and total yards (1,508) and second in rushing touchdowns (11) and total touchdowns (15). Shealy completed 59-of-106 passes for 924 yards and five touchdowns along with 1,393 yards and 17 touchdowns on 269 carries. Shealy helped the Crimson Tide to a 34-2 record, three SEC titles, three Sugar Bowl victories and two national titles in three seasons under College Football Hall of Fame head coach Bear Bryant.
A two-time Academic All-SEC selection, he compiled a 3.4 GPA in physical education. Shealy was a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Mortar Board, ODK, Kappa Delta Pi, Alpha Lambda Delta, and Pi Eta Sigma. He served as program director for the Campus Crusade for Christ and was selected to speak at campus recruiting programs.
While earning his J.D., Shealy served as a graduate assistant at Alabama and the host of the final season of The Bear Bryant Show, a weekly coaches' show that served as a recap of Alabama football. Shealy joined the firm of Buntin & Cobb in Dothan, Ala., as an associate in 1984. He is currently a senior partner in the firm, which is now known as Shealy, Crum & Pike, P.C. He practices civil litigation with an emphasis on insurance, corporate defense, personal injury and product liability.
