Nate Shaw
- Regarding the as-told-to autobiography All God's Dangers The Life of Nate Shaw, see Ned Cobb.
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| Position: | Safety |
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| Born: | May 20, 1945 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
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| High school: | Lincoln (San Diego, California) |
| College: | USC |
| NFL draft: | 1967 / round: 5 / pick: 122 |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Nathaniel Shaw (born May 20, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans. After his playing career, Shaw was a college assistant coach.
Playing career
[edit]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 selected in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams and played two seasons with the Rams.[3][4]
Coaching career
[edit]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][5]
Personal life
[edit]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 former Stanford head coach David Shaw.
References
[edit]- ^ "Consensus All-America Teams (1960-1969)". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ a b c "USC Trojans 2010 Football Media Guide". USCTrojans.com. pp. 132, 167. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ "1967 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ "Nate Shaw". NFL.com. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ "Oregon hires football assistant". The Register-Guard. March 20, 1979. Retrieved January 17, 2011.