Walter W. Shaw
Biographical details | |
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Born | Owego, New York, U.S. | November 21, 1880
Died | September 30, 1949 | (aged 68)
Playing career | |
1899–1901 | Michigan |
Position(s) | Halfback, quarterback |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Walter White Shaw (November 21, 1880 – September 30, 1949)[1] was an American football player and coach, attorney and businessman. He played at the halfback position for Fielding H. Yost's renowned 1901 "Point-a-Minute" football team. He later worked as an attorney, judge and businessman in Oklahoma and Louisiana.
Shaw was born in
In the fall of 1902, Shaw began practicing law in Kansas City. He moved to Claremore, Oklahoma in 1904. Shaw practiced law in Claremore for eleven years.[2] He also served as Claremore city attorney and was elected as a Rogers County judge in November 1912.[7] In 1915, he moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, where he entered the bond business and also secured interests in oil. In 1918, Shaw moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he became the manager of the bond department of the Exchange Trust Company and Exchange National Bank.[2]
Shaw married Mary A. Bullette in June 1906. His wife was the daughter of Bullette, who was elected the Cherokee National Council in 1876.[7] They had two children, Walter W. Shaw, Jr. (born in 1907) and Martha Helen Shaw (born in 1908).[2]
Shaw was also active in the Masons, was a 32nd degree Mason, and a member of Akdar Temple of the Mystic Shrine.[2]
References
- ^ Bentley Historical Library Necrology File.
- ^ a b c d e The History of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1921.
- ^ "1899 Football Roster". University of Michigan.
- ^ "1900 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
- ^ "1901 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
- ^ Jesse J. Ricks (1901). The Michigan Daily-News Football Year-Book. Ann Arbor Printing Company.
- ^ a b Emmet Starr. History of the Cherokee Indians and their legends and folk lore. p. 661.