Born March 28, 1899, in Mitchellville, Iowa, was College Football Hall of Fame Coach Buck Shaw. Shaw led teams such as the NC State Wolfpack, Nevada, Santa Clara, California Golden Bears, Air Force Academy in the college ranks and then jumped to the NFL with San Francisco 49ers and even won an NFL Championship 1960 on staff with the Philadelphia Eagles. During that 1960 season Shaw won the NFL's Coach of the Year award guiding the Eagles to a 10-2-0 record and a a berth in the playoffs, and one of his players, Quarterback Norm Van Brocklin was the MVP of the League.
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Buck Shaw
The life and career of Coach Buck Shaw which covers him as a player and a coach. He was the head coach at NC State Wolfpack, Nevada, Santa Clara, California Golden Bears, Air Force Academy in the college ranks. Then he jumped to the NFL with San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles.
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Santa Clara bio of the legend Buck Shaw
Buck Shaw won games coaching at many different programs including the Santa Clara Broncos.
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