Robert Shaw (American football)
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| Position: | Marietta (GA) Wheeler | ||
| College: | Tennessee | ||
| NFL draft: | 1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27 | ||
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Robert Leslie Shaw (born October 15, 1956) is an American former professional
Early years
Shaw attended
He went on to play
As a senior, he was named one of the co-captains and received the team's Mickey O’Brien award. He also started in the
Professional career
Shaw was selected by the
As a rookie in
Two games into his third season in 1981, he sprained his right knee against the Saint Louis Cardinals. He returned after sitting out three weeks, only to injure the same knee in the sixth game of the season against the San Francisco 49ers.[3] He prepared and trained for a come back over 20 months, but was never able to pass the team's physical and subsequently retired.[4]
Shaw was expected to anchor the Cowboys
Personal life
After the end of his football career, he went back to college and earned a degree in architectural design and management. He became a vice president, working directly under Bob Breunig in the SBC development company. In the late-1980s and early 1990s, he became President of Memphis Real Estate and Columbus Realty Holdings. Along with business partner Roger Staubach, his company helped begin the transformation of a blighted area west of the North Central Expressway and north of the Woodall-Rogers Freeway into what is now known as Uptown Dallas. The first apartment community, positioned between State and Thomas streets, would be the first of many developed using a tax increment financing program with the City of Dallas. Shaw was named to the Dallas Business Journal's "Top 40 Under 40". His real estate development prowess has continued, and - in 2014 - it was announced that Shaw and Staubach would work with restaurateur Phil Romano to develop an apartment community in Trinity Groves, a project expected to cost in excess of $100 million.[6] In 2017, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced that the Shaw/Staubach team would enter into a joint venture to build a 17-story luxury high rise at The Star in Frisco,[7] a mere walking distance from the Dallas Cowboys' world headquarters.
References
- ^ "1979 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys All-Time Draft History". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Cowboys Injuries". Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Cowboys' Shaw Retires". Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Cowboys Need Immediate Help". Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ Carlisle, Candace (April 23, 2014). "Roger Staubach, Robert Shaw team up on $100M Trinity Groves project". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Capstone Commercial". Capstone Commercial. May 19, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2018.