23-1009: William Shaw may refer to: Sports [ edit ] Billy Shaw (1938–2024), American football player Billy Shaw (Australian footballer) (1872–1938), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda and Melbourne Bill Shaw (footballer, born 1886) (1886–?), Scottish footballer who played for Kilmarnock, Bristol Rovers and Dumbarton Harp Bill Shaw (Australian footballer) (1915–1994), Australian rules footballer for Footscray William Shaw (cricketer) (1827–1890), English cricketer William Shaw (footballer) (1897–?), English footballer William Shaw (born 1902–?), English footballer for Barcelona and Northampton Town Politicians [ edit ] William Shaw (Glasgow politician) (died 1937), Scottish trade unionist and Labour Party councilor William Shaw (Illinois politician) (1937–2008), American politician William Shaw (Irish politician) (1823–1895), Irish Protestant nationalist politician and leader of
46-476: A pulling guard, often staying in front of the runners far down field. Shaw was known as "the driving force of the offensive unit." He was especially adept on short-yardage situations, when he would pull out from his left guard position followed by Cookie Gilchrist , Wray Carlton , Daryle Lamonica or Jack Kemp . Shaw was a first-team All-AFL selection four times (1963–1966) and second-team All-AFL in 1968 and 1969. He played in eight AFL All-Star Games and
69-504: A rookie , he became a starter at left guard and played in all 14 games, an accomplishment he matched for the first six seasons of his career. He contributed to the team winning the AFL championship in 1964 and 1965. In 1967, he suffered a right knee injury in training camp , which forced him to miss five games. He returned to All-Star form the next two years. With Bills' running backs tending to be more durable than fast, Shaw became dominant as
92-470: A small country school right outside of Vicksburg . He played as an end until the school dropped its football program. In 1956, his father moved the family into Vicksburg so Shaw could continue to play football at the larger Carr Central High School. Weighing in at 188 pounds Shaw played offensive and defensive tackle during his senior year. At Georgia Tech , Shaw was a two-way player from 1957 to 1960, at offensive tackle and defensive tackle . He
115-651: A week staying at the Church of Scientology Celebrity Center in Hollywood. He started his journalistic career as the Assistant Editor of the punk/goth magazine ZigZag . Since then his work has appeared in publications around the world, including The Times and The Independent . His first book, Travellers , was an oral history of Britain's New Age travellers . That was followed in 1994 by Spying in Guru Land , an account of
138-518: A year spent as a member of several British religious cults. His book, Small Ads , based on his Observer column, appeared in 2005 as A Superhero for Hire . His recent works include police mystery novels based in London in the 1960s; the main characters are Detective Sergeant Breen and Woman Police Constable Tozer. Shaw's police novel Salt Lane (May 2018) is the first in a new series which features DS Alexandra Cupidi. The novel The Birdwatcher (2016)
161-591: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Billy Shaw William Lewis Shaw (December 15, 1938 – October 4, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a guard for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League (AFL). After playing college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets , he was selected by
184-598: The 1961 College All-Star Team . The coach worked him for two weeks as a defensive end until guard Houston Antwine injured his ankle. This was when Shaw began playing guard. The College All-Star Team that year played the Philadelphia Eagles . "I was scared to death," Shaw recalled about playing the NFL champion Eagles in the annual all-star contest. "I was up against Ed Khayat , a Mississippi boy who later finished his career with Boston (Patriots) . I thought this might ease
207-533: The Bills in the second round of the 1961 AFL draft . Shaw was the prototypical " pulling guard" who despite his size held his own against much bigger defensive linemen like Ernie Ladd , Earl Faison and Buck Buchanan . He won three straight Eastern Division titles and two AFL championships in 1964 and 1965 with Buffalo. Shaw was a first-team All-AFL selection five times (1962–1966) and second-team All-AFL in 1968 and 1969. He played in eight AFL All-Star Games and
230-1081: The Home Rule League William Shaw (New Brunswick politician) (1839–1922), farmer, baker and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada William Shaw (Oregon politician) , member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature , 1850 William Shaw (Quebec politician) (1932–2018), Canadian politician and Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, 1976–1981 William McNairn Shaw (1822–1868), Ontario lawyer and political figure William Rawson Shaw (1860–1932), British politician, MP for Halifax, 1893–1897 William T. Shaw (1879–1965), British Member of Parliament for Forfar, 1918–1922 and 1931–1945 Others [ edit ] Bill Shaw, southern gospel tenor with The Blackwood Brothers Bill Kennedy Shaw (1901–1979), British desert explorer, botanist, archaeologist and founding member of
253-585: The Hood , which chronicles the attempts of a group of Los Angelenos to become successful hip hop artists. He worked on Details magazine and remains a contributing editor there. For Details he spent a month in the Utah desert living with Stone Age survivalists, went undercover at cross burnings with the neo-Nazi Christian Identity Movement in Idaho, shot AK-47s with Zionist fundamentalists in upper New York State and spent
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#1732851577452276-744: The Long Range Desert Group William Shaw, Canadian inventor and cofounder of IMAX Corporation William Shaw (actor) in The Choppers William Shaw (agricultural writer) (1797–1853), writer, editor and translator who founded the Farmers Club in 1842 William Shaw (businessman) , president and chief operating officer of Marriott International Inc William Shaw (engineer) (1830–1896), Irish-born Australian engineer William Shaw (Gaelic scholar) (1749–1831), author of A Galic and English dictionary: Containing all
299-579: The NFL. (The Bills, along with the rest of the AFL, merged with the NFL the season following his retirement.) During his speech, he forgot to thank his wife, Patsy. After taking pictures, he went back on stage and got on his knees and apologized. In 1994, he was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. In 1988, he was inducted into the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame . In 2009, he
322-591: The Philippines William Smith Shaw (1778–1826), American librarian [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Shaw&oldid=1249547783 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
345-717: The Philosophy department in San José State University William Shaw (writer) , British journalist and writer William Shaw (yacht designer) (1926–2006), American yacht designer William Arthur Shaw (1865–1943), English historian William Fletcher Shaw (1878–1961), English obstetric physician and gynaecologist William Hamilton Shaw (1922–1950), United States Navy officer William J. Shaw (preacher) (born 1926), American preacher, see National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. William James Shaw (1877–1939), American entrepreneur and philanthropist in
368-513: The defensive side of the ball as a defensive end. So that triggered a real interest for me (in the Bills)." When it became clear that the Bills wanted Shaw to play guard, he still preferred playing for the Bills because he felt that his size and speed would make guard a more suitable position for him than linebacker, which was a position he had never played before. Additionally, his Georgia Tech coach, Bobby Dodd , encouraged Shaw to play for Buffalo. As
391-571: The tension a bit since he might take it easier on me. It was just the opposite. He turned me every way but loose." Shaw held his own, knocking the wind out of Eagle linebacker Maxie Baughan (who had been his roommate in college) on a big hit that attracted the attention of spectators. In 1979, he was inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. He was named to the All-Time Bobby Dodd era Georgia Tech team. In 1985, he
414-576: The words in the Scotch and Irish William Shaw (laboratory owner) , founder of the Great Plains Laboratory, which sells nonstandard laboratory tests William Shaw (mathematician) (born 1958), British mathematician William Shaw (minister) , 18th century British Christian clergyman who founded Barton, Maryland in the United States in 1794 William Shaw (philosopher) (born 1948), chair of
437-858: Was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame . In 1996, he was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame . Shaw was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round (9th overall) of the 1961 AFL draft and by the Dallas Cowboys in the 14th round (184th overall) of the 1961 NFL draft . "I had been in contact with the Cowboys mostly prior to the Bills getting involved," recalled Shaw. "The Cowboys wanted to play me at linebacker . We had lengthy conversations at that point in time. The Bills wanted to play me at either defensive end or an offensive line position. I really wanted to play on
460-671: Was named to the AFL All-Time Team . He made the All-Decade All-Pro football team of the 1960s. Shaw played his entire career in the AFL, and retired after the 1969 AFL season, before the AFL–NFL merger . The 1962–1964 Bills are still ranked among the best in rushing touchdowns in a season in the team's record book. In 1999, Shaw became the first and only player ever inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame without ever playing in
483-627: Was named to the All-Time All-AFL Team . He made the All-Decade All-Pro football team of the 1960s. Shaw played his entire career in the AFL, and retired after the 1969 season . He is the only member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who never played in the National Football League (NFL). Born on December 15, 1938, in Natchez, Mississippi , Shaw played sports all throughout his childhood. He attended Jett High School from 1953 to 1955,
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#1732851577452506-530: Was named to the All-Freshman Team in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). By his senior year, Shaw weighed in at 220 pounds, earning SEC Most Valuable Lineman, All-SEC and All-American honors. "Actually," Shaw once said, "I thought I played defense much better than offense, and I still believe most of the honors I received were for my defensive play." After the season, Shaw was named to
529-593: Was named to the Bills' 50th Anniversary Team. Shaw married his wife, Patsy, in 1960, and they had three children. Shaw died from hyponatremia at his home in Toccoa, Georgia , on October 4, 2024, at the age of 85. William Shaw (writer) William Shaw works as a journalist and writer in the US and in the UK. One of his earlier works is the 1999 book Westsiders: Stories of the Boys in
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