Willie Shaw

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Willie Shaw
Personal information
Born: (1944-01-11) January 11, 1944 (age 80)
San Diego (CA) Lincoln
College:New Mexico
Career history
As a coach:
  • San Diego City
    (asst.) (1970–1973)
  • San Diego HS (asst. HC) (1973)
  • ST
    ) (1974)
  • Stanford (
    DB
    ) (1975–1976)
  • DB
    ) (1977–1978)
  • LB
    ) (1979)
  • DB
    ) (1980–1984)
  • DB
    ) (1985–1988)
  • Stanford (
    DB
    ) (1989)
  • Stanford (DC) (1990–1991)
  • DB
    ) (1992–1993)
  • DB
    ) (1994)
  • St. Louis Rams (DC) (1995–1996)
  • DB
    ) (1997)
  • Oakland Raiders (DC) (1998–1999)
  • DB
    ) (2000)
  • DB
    ) (2001–2002)
Coaching stats at PFR

Willie Lorenzo Shaw (born January 11, 1944) is a former

NFL and college football teams. He is the father of former Stanford head coach David Shaw
.

Early life and playing career

Born in

Lincoln High School in San Diego. Serving in the Vietnam War, Shaw rose to the rank of Sergeant.[1][2] Shaw later worked on jets at an electronics company before enrolling at the University of New Mexico.[3] From 1966 to 1968, Shaw lettered in football for the New Mexico Lobos and was an All-Western Athletic Conference cornerback and an All-America honorable mention cornerback.[4] Shaw then transferred to San Diego State University, where he did not play football but earned his bachelor's degree in physical education in 1971 and later a master's degree in physical education in 1973.[5]

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Shaw began a long career as an assistant coach at a number of

NFL stints occurring with the Minnesota Vikings (two separate stints) and the Detroit Lions; collegiately, his longest tenures were at Stanford (two separate stints) and at Arizona State. In his second stint at Stanford, he was a finalist for the head coach position in 1992 that eventually went to Bill Walsh.[7][8]

Personal life

Shaw is the father of former Stanford head coach David Shaw and the brother of 1960s USC safety Nate Shaw.[4][9][10]

References

  1. ^ Maisel, Ivan (August 26, 2011). "David Shaw fulfills father's dream". ESPN. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "Willie Shaw". Minnesota Vikings. Archived from the original on October 9, 2002.
  3. ^ Murray, Ken (November 7, 1998). "Raiders' defense getting big push". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Oregon hires football assistant". The Register-Guard. March 20, 1979. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  5. ^ "Stanford Cardinal". Cardinal Today. October 26, 1991. p. 4.
  6. ^ McCauley, Janie. "Shaw's influence". Associated Press.
  7. ^ Withers, Bud (November 22, 1980). "A difference between 6 and 7". The Register-Guard. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  8. ^ "Stanford's Shaw has long been groomed for coaching". Sports Illustrated. January 14, 2011.
  9. ^ "Bio: David Shaw". Stanford University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  10. ^ "David Shaw Named Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football/Head Coach" (Press release). Stanford University Department of Athletics. January 13, 2011.
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