Shea comes from the offensive school of Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh. The two coached together at Stanford (1992-94) where Shea was the offensive coordinator and associate head coach, winning a Pac-10 title with the Cardinal in 1993 for the first time since 1971 and recording 10 wins in a season for the first time since 1940.

While with the Chiefs, Kansas City QBs completed over 61 percent of their passes over the past two seasons, breaking the previous franchise single-season record in 2002 (292 of 477, 61.2%) which had stood since 1962, then surpassed that mark in 2003, completing 63.2 percent of their passes (339 of 536).

The former collegiate quarterback from Oregon (1965-67) has been instrumental in the tutelage of several QBs who have been productive in the NFL including San Francisco's three-time Pro Bowl QB Jeff Garcia while at San Jose State (1990-91) and Detroit's Mike McMahon who played for Shea at Rutgers.

Shea played quarterback at the University of Oregon (1965-67) and, following his graduation, began his coaching career as a graduate assistant (1968-69) for the Ducks.

Pro coach: Kansas City Chiefs 2001-03 (quarterbacks) , British Columbia Lions 1995 (CFL/QBs-RBs). College coach: Rutgers 1996-2000 (head coach), Stanford 1992-94 (associate head coach/offensive coordinator), San Jose State 1990-91 (head coach), California 1987-89 (offensive coordinator), San Jose State 1984-86 (offensive coordinator), Utah State 1976-1981 (DBs-Special Teams-QBs-WRs-Offensive Coordinator), Mt. Hood J.C. (Ore.) 1970-75 (Passing Game-Secondary-Special Teams), Oregon 1968-69 (Graduate Assistant).