George Shaw (American football)

George Shaw (American football)

Infobox Pro Football player
Name=George Shaw


DateOfBirth=July 25, 1933
Birthplace=Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height_ft=6
Height_in=1
Weight_lbs=183
DateOfDeath=death date and age|1998|01|3|1933|07|25
Deathplace=Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Position=Quarterback
College=Oregon
NFLDraftedYear=1955
NFLDraftedRound=1 / Pick 1
Stats=y
DatabaseFootball=SHAWGEO01
PFR=
ProBowls=
Honors=
Awards=
Records=
years=1955-1958
1959-1960
1961
1962
teams=NFL Baltimore Colts
NFL New York Giants
NFL Minnesota Vikings
AFL Denver Broncos

George Howard Shaw (July 25, 1933 – January 3, 1998) was an American football quarterback who played seven seasons in the National Football League.

A native Oregonian, Shaw quarterbacked Grant High School in Portland, Oregon to two state football championships before enrolling at the University of Oregon, where he was a first-team All-American in both football and baseball.

He was selected by the Baltimore Colts as the first player in the 1955 NFL Draft. Shaw quickly became the starter, but in the early part of the 1956 season, he suffered a broken leg and was replaced by rookie backup Johnny Unitas. As Unitas embarked on his legendary career, Shaw lasted two more years in Baltimore as the backup before being traded to the New York Giants, where he played two seasons. Shaw played one season with the Minnesota Vikings and one with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League before retiring from football in 1962.

Shaw died at his home in Portland after a long illness at the age of 64.cite web|title =Shaw, whom Unitas replaced, dies at 64| work =Milwaukee Journal Sentinel| date =January 4, 1998| url =http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_19980104/ai_n10397372| accessdate =2007-02-01]

ee also

*History of the New York Giants (1925-1978)
*Other American Football League players

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