Bob Shaw (American football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bob Shaw (American football)

American and Canadian football player, coach, and executive

Date of Birth: 22-May-1921

Place of Birth: Richwood, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 10-Apr-2011

Profession: basketball player, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Bob Shaw (American football)

  • Robert Shaw (May 22, 1921 – April 10, 2011) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL). Shaw lettered three times each in football, basketball and track at Fremont Ross High School.
  • He was first team All-Ohio in both football and basketball and won the shot put and discus in the state track and field meet.
  • At Ohio State University, he lettered twice in football.
  • Playing right end, on both offense and defense, Shaw was part of the Buckeyes' first NCAA National Championship team in 1942 and was named a first-team All American for that season.
  • He also lettered in basketball and track, helping the Buckeyes to their first Western Conference track crown in 1942.
  • Shaw was inducted into Ohio State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. He served with the 104th Infantry Division, and was awarded a Bronze Star.
  • He later completed his bachelor's degree in education at Otterbein College. His National Football League career began in 1945 when he joined the Cleveland Rams.
  • The Rams won the Championship in his rookie year.
  • In the off-season, he played for the Toledo Jeeps of the National Basketball League. He played for the Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams (1945–1949) and the Chicago Cardinals (1950).
  • He was the NFL leader in receiving touchdowns with 12 in 1950 and was the first player to catch five touchdowns in a game.
  • He played two seasons for the Calgary Stampeders, winning the Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy in 1951 and 1952.
  • After his release by Calgary, he signed with the Toronto Argonauts in late September 1953 on the strength of his place-kicking. After his retirement, Shaw served as an assistant coach with the Baltimore Colts, and San Francisco 49ers before becoming head coach of the New Mexico Military Institute in 1960.
  • In three seasons at NMMI, Shaw had a 22–6–1 record.
  • He later moved to the Canadian Football League where he coached the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 16–14–2 record over two seasons and the Toronto Argonauts to an 8–20 record from 1965 to 1966.
  • In 1976, he won the Annis Stukus Trophy (coach of the year) while with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He lived in Cooksville during his time coaching the Argos.
  • Shaw died April 10, 2011 at his home in Westerville, Ohio, after a brief illness at the age of 89.
  • He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Mary Garr

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