 Shaw (No. 66) in 1964 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 15, 1938 Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | October 4, 2024 (aged 85) Toccoa, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Carr Central (Vicksburg, Mississippi) | ||||||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1961 / round: 14 / pick: 184 | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1961 / round: 2 / pick: 9 | ||||||||
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William Lewis Shaw (December 15, 1938 – October 4, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a guard for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League (AFL). After playing college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, he was selected by the Bills in the second round of the 1961 AFL draft. Shaw was the prototypical "pulling guard" who despite his size held his own against much bigger defensive linemen like Ernie Ladd, Earl Faison and Buck Buchanan. He won three straight Eastern Division titles and two AFL championships in 1964 and 1965 with Buffalo.
Shaw was a first-team All-AFL selection five times (1962–1966) and second-team All-AFL in 1968 and 1969. He played in eight AFL 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 AFL, and retired after the 1969 season. He is the only member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who never played in the National Football League (NFL).