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.'' Nathaniel "Nate" Shaw (born May 20, 1945) is a former

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in the

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for the

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. Shaw also was an assistant coach for several

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teams.

Playing career

Shaw was born in

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and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. He went on to play

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, where he was a

and was named to the All-

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team in 1965 and was a consensus All-American in 1966. He was drafted in the fifth round of the

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by the

and played two seasons with the Rams.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing football, Shaw coached

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from 1976 to 1979, and then at his alma mater USC for 7 years from 1980 to 1986.

Personal life

Following his coaching career, Shaw worked in hotel sales and ran a plumbing business. He is the brother of former NFL and college assistant coach

Willie Shaw Willie Lorenzo Shaw (born January 11, 1944) is a former American football player and coach who coached for a number of NFL and college football teams. He is the father of former Stanford head coach David Shaw. Early life and playing career B ...

and the uncle of former

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head coach David Shaw.

References

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