George Shaw (football player)

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George Shaw
Date of birth	July 25, 1933
Place of birth	Portland, Oregon
Date of death	January 3, 1998
Place of death	Portland, Oregon
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Oregon
NFL Draft	1955 / Round 1 / Pick 1
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1955-1958 1959-1960 1961 1962	Baltimore Colts New York Giants Minnesota Vikings 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 AFL before retiring from football in 1962.

Shaw died at his home in Portland after a long illness at the age of 64.^[1]