Billy Shaw
| Billy Shaw | |
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| Position(s): Offensive guard |
Jersey #: 66 |
| Date of birth: December 15 1938 | |
Place of birth:  Natchez, MS |
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| Career information | |
| AFL Draft: 1961 / Round: | |
| College: Georgia Tech | |
| Career highlights | |
| Pro Bowls | AFLAllStar 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 |
| Awards | AFL All-Time Team |
| Honors | Buffalo Bills WOF |
| Teams | |
| 1961-1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1999 | |
William Lewis "Billy" Shaw (born December 15, 1938 in Natchez, Mississippi) was an American college and professional football player.
Drafted in 1961 by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills, Billy Shaw of Georgia Tech 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. With the Bills, he won three straight Eastern Division titles and two American Football League championships in 1964 and 1965.
Shaw was a first-team All-American Football League selection five times (1962 through 1966) and second team All-AFL in 1968 and 1969. He played in eight American Football League 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 American Football League.
Shaw is the only player ever inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame without ever playing in the NFL.
See also
External links
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: Member profile
- Shaw's 1965 Topps football card
| American Football League All-Time Team |
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| Joe Namath •
Clem Daniels • Paul Lowe • Lance Alworth • Cookie Gilchrist* • Don Maynard • Fred Arbanas • Jim
Otto • Ed Budde • Billy Shaw • Ron Mix • Jim Tyrer • George Blanda •
Nick Buoniconti • Bobby Bell • George Webster • Johnny Robinson • |
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