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| Position | End | ||||||||
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| Born | (1921-05-22)May 22, 1921 Richwood, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | April 10, 2011(2011-04-10) (aged 89) Westerville, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Fremont Ross (Fremont, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College | Ohio State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1944: 10th round, 97th overall pick | ||||||||
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Robert Shaw (May 22, 1921 – April 10, 2011) was an Americanfootball player and coach. He played professionally as anend in theNational Football League (NFL) andCanadian Football League (CFL). He playedcollege football for theOhio State Buckeyes.
Shaw lettered three times each in football, basketball and track atFremont 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. AtOhio State University, he lettered twice in football. Playing right end, on both offense and defense, Shaw was part of theBuckeyes' 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 the104th Infantry Division in the European Theater duringWorld War II, and he was subsequently awarded aBronze Star Medal. He later completed his bachelor's degree in education atOtterbein College.
Shaw began hisNFL career began in 1945 when he joined the Cleveland Rams. He played as anend. The Rams won the championship in his rookie year. In the off-season, he played for theToledo Jeeps of theNational Basketball League.
He played for theCleveland/Los Angeles Rams (1945–1949) and theChicago Cardinals (1950). He was the NFL leader in receivingtouchdowns with 12 in1950 and was the first player to catch five touchdowns in a game.[1] He played two seasons for theCalgary Stampeders, winning theDave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy in 1951 and 1952. After his release by Calgary, he signed with theToronto Argonauts in late September 1953 on the strength of his place-kicking.
After his retirement, Shaw served as an assistant coach with theBaltimore Colts, andSan Francisco 49ers before becoming head coach of theNew Mexico Military Institute in 1960. In three seasons at NMMI, Shaw had a 22–6–1 record. He later moved to theCanadian Football League where he coached theSaskatchewan Roughriders to a 16–14–2 record over two seasons and theToronto Argonauts to an 8–20 record from 1965 to 1966. In 1976, he won theAnnis Stukus Trophy (coach of the year) while with theHamilton Tiger-Cats.
He lived inCooksville during his time coaching the Argos.[2]
Shaw died April 10, 2011, at his home inWesterville, Ohio, after a brief illness at the age of 89. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Mary Garr.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Otterbein Cardinals(Ohio Athletic Conference)(1985–1987) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Otterbein | 0–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1986 | Otterbein | 1–9 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1987 | Otterbein | 2–8 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| Otterbein: | 3–27 | 2–22 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–27 | ||||||||