George Shaw (American football)

Games played:	71
Starts:	31
Passing yards:	5,829
Completion percentage:	50.5
TD–INT ratio:	41 – 63
Rushing touchdowns:	6

George Shaw
	Shaw ahead of the 1957 season
No. 14, 15, 17
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	July 25, 1933; Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died:	January 3, 1998 (aged 64); Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:	Grant (Portland, Oregon)
College:	Oregon
NFL draft:	1955 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
	Baltimore Colts (1955–1958); New York Giants (1959–1960); Minnesota Vikings (1961); Denver Broncos (AFL) (1962);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1958); Second-team All-American (1954); Third-team All-American (1953); Pop Warner Trophy (1954); 3× First-team All-PCC (1951, 1953, 1954);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	71
Starts:	31
Passing yards:	5,829
Completion percentage:	50.5
TD–INT ratio:	41 – 63
Rushing touchdowns:	6
	Player stats at PFR

George Howard Shaw (July 25, 1933 – January 3, 1998) was an American football quarterback who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and one season in the rival American Football League (AFL). He was the first overall selection of the 1955 NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts, for whom he started 17 consecutive games.

A leg injury to Shaw in 1956 forced the Colts to insert free agent backup Johnny Unitas at quarterback, launching the latter on what would become a Hall of Fame career.

Shaw was part of the Colts team which won the 1958 Championship Playoff over the New York Football Giants in sudden death overtime, long regaled in football lore as "the Greatest Game Ever Played."