Nate Shaw

Nate Shaw

Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: May 20, 1945 (1945-05-20) (age 66) San Diego, California
High School: Abraham Lincoln High School
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College: USC
Debuted in 1969 for the Los Angeles Rams
Last played in 1970 for the Los Angeles Rams
Career history
As player: Los Angeles Rams (1969–1970)
As coach: Oregon State (DB) 1976–1979 USC (DB) 1980–1986
Career highlights and awards
1966 College Football All-America Team
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Nathaniel "Nate" Shaw (born May 20, 1945) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams. Shaw also was an assistant coach for several college football teams.

Playing career

Shaw was born in San Diego, California and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. He went on to play college football at USC, where he was a defensive back and was named to the All-Pac-10 team in 1965 and was a consensus All-American in 1966.^[1][2] He was drafted in the 5th round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and played two seasons with the Rams.^[3]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing football, Shaw coached defensive backs at Oregon State from 1976 to 1979, and then at his alma mater USC for 7 years from 1980 to 1986.^[2][4]

Personal

Following his coaching career, Shaw worked in hotel sales and ran a plumbing business.^[2] He is the brother of former NFL and college assistant coach Willie Shaw and the uncle of current Stanford head coach David Shaw.

References

1. ^ "Consensus All-America Teams (1960-1969)". Sports-Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/all-america-1960-1969.html. Retrieved January 17, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "USC Trojans 2010 Football Media Guide". USCTrojans.com. pp. 132, 167. http://www.usctrojans.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/usc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010-m-footbl-media-guide. Retrieved January 13, 2011. 
3. ^ "Nate Shaw". NFL.com. http://www.nfl.com/players/nateshaw/profile?id=SHA660207. Retrieved January 17, 2011. 
4. ^ "Oregon hires football assistant". The Register-Guard. March 20, 1979. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F8wnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1852,6195784. Retrieved January 17, 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Shaw, Nate
Alternative names	Shaw, Nathaniel
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Date of birth	May 20, 1945
Place of birth	San Diego, California
Date of death
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