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Regarding the as-told-to autobiography Life of Nate Shaw, see Ned Cobb.
Nate Shaw
Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: (1945-05-20) May 20, 1945 (age 78)
Place of birth: San Diego, California
High School: Abraham Lincoln High School
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College: USC
Debuted in 1969 for the Los Angeles Rams
Last played in 1970 for the Los Angeles Rams
Career history
 As player:
Los Angeles Rams (19691970)
 As coach:
Oregon State (DB) 1976–1979
USC (DB) 1980–1986
Career highlights and awards
1966 College Football All-America Team
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Nathaniel "Nate" Shaw (born May 20, 1945) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams. Shaw also was an assistant coach for several college football teams.

Playing career[]

Shaw was born in San Diego, California and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. He went on to play college football at USC, where he was a defensive back and was named to the All-Pac-10 team in 1965 and was a consensus All-American in 1966.[1][2] He was drafted in the 5th round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and played two seasons with the Rams.[3]

Coaching career[]

After retiring from playing football, Shaw coached defensive backs at Oregon State from 1976 to 1979, and then at his alma mater USC for 7 years from 1980 to 1986.[2][4]

Personal[]

Following his coaching career, Shaw worked in hotel sales and ran a plumbing business.[2] He is the brother of former NFL and college assistant coach Willie Shaw and the uncle of current Stanford head coach David Shaw.

References[]


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