- Billy Shaw
Infobox AFLretired
width=200
caption=Shaw "pulling" against the Jets in a 1964 AFL game.
position=Offensive guard
number=66
birthdate=birth date and age|1938|12|15Natchez, Mississippi
deathdate=
debutyear=1961
finalyear=1969
draftyear=1961
draftround=2
draftpick=11
NFLdraftyear=1961
NFLdraftround=14
NFLdraftpick=184
college=Georgia Tech
teams=
*Buffalo Bills (1961-1969)
stat1label=Games played
stat1value=119
stat2label=Games started
stat2value=--
stat3label=Fumble Recoveries
stat3value=5
nfl=SHA787989
highlights=
* 9xPro Bowl selection (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)
* 8xAll-Pro selection (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)
* 4x TSN All-AFL selection (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966)
* 2x AFL champion (1964, 1965)
* AFL All-Time Team
* Bills Wall of Fame
HOF=192William Lewis "Billy" Shaw (born
December 15 ,1938 inNatchez, Mississippi ) was an American college and professional football player.Drafted in 1961 by the
American Football League 'sBuffalo Bills , Billy Shaw of Georgia Tech was the prototypical "pulling guard" who despite his size held his own against much bigger defensive linemen likeErnie Ladd ,Earl Faison andBuck Buchanan . With the Bills, he won three straight Eastern Division titles and two American Football League championships in 1964 and 1965.Shaw was a first-team All-American Football League selection four times (1963 through 1966) and second team All-AFL in 1968 and 1969. He played in eight American Football League All-Star Games and was named to the All-Time All-AFL Team. He made the All-Decade All-pro football team of the 1960s. Shaw played his entire career in the
American Football League , and retired after the1969 AFL season .Shaw is the only player ever inducted to the
Pro Football Hall of Fame without ever playing in the NFL.ee also
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List of American Football League players External links
*"Pro Football Hall of Fame:" [http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=192 Member profile]
* [http://www.remembertheafl.com/1965ToppsBills.htm#BillyShaw Shaw's 1965 Topps football card]
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