Bob Shaw (American football)

For other people with the name Robert or Bob Shaw, see Robert Shaw (disambiguation).

Bob Shaw

Personal information
Date of birth	(1921-05-22)May 22, 1921
Place of birth	Richwood, Ohio
Date of death	April 10, 2011(2011-04-10) (aged 89)
Career information
Position(s)	Tight End
College	Ohio State
NFL Draft	1944 / Round 10
Career highlights
Pro Bowls	1
Awards	Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy - 1951, 1952
Stats
Playing stats	Pro Football Reference
Playing stats	DatabaseFootball
Team(s) as a player
1945–1949 1950 1951–1952	Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams Chicago Cardinals Calgary Stampeders
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1957–1958 1959 1960–1962 1963–1964 1965–1966 1967–1968 1969–1972 1973–1974 1975–1979 1985–1987	Baltimore Colts (end) San Francisco 49ers (OE/backfield) New Mexico Military Institute Saskatchewan Roughriders Toronto Argonauts New Orleans Saints (receivers) Chicago Bears (ends) Buffalo Bills (receivers) Hamilton Tiger-Cats (GM) Otterbein College

Robert Shaw (May 22, 1921 – April 10, 2011) was an American football tight end in the National Football League.

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^{[citation needed]}. He played two seasons for the Calgary Stampeders, winning the Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy in 1951 and 1952.

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 a 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.

Shaw died April 10, 2011 at his home in Westerville, Ohio, after a brief illness at the age of 89. He was predeceased by Mary, his wife of 63 years.

External links

• NFL.com player page