Wayne Shaw (linebacker)
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Born: | 1939 Bladworth, Saskatchewan |
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Career information | |
Status | Retired |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | LB |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
College | none - Athol Murray College of Notre Dame |
Career history | |
As player | |
1961–1972 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1967 |
CFL West All-Star | 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971 |
Honors | 1994 Plaza of Honor |
Wayne Shaw (born 1939) is a retired outside linebacker who played twelve seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.[1]
Early days[]
Educated at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, Shaw played football for The Notre Dame Hounds and Saskatoon Hilltops before joining the Roughriders in 1961.
Roughrider[]
Wayne Shaw was a 6-time Western Division all-star player at the linebacker position. Shaw helped the Roughriders win the 54th Grey Cup of 1966 by a score of 29-14. He also played in the 55th Grey Cup of 1967 and the 57th Grey Cup of 1969, losses to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Rough Riders.
Post-football[]
After his football career, Shaw ran a retail store in Winnipeg, Manitoba for 10 years. He returned to Saskatchewan where he owned and operated a bookstore in Saskatoon up to his retirement in 2009, at which time he donated thousands of books to the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame.
Videos[]
Seen in game 3 of the 1970 Western Conference finals in its entirety
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External links[]
- 1939 births
- Living people
- Athol Murray College of Notre Dame alumni
- Canadian football linebackers
- Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- Canadian football linebacker stubs