Robert Shaw (American football)
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| Position: | Center | ||||
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October 15, 1956 Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
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| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Joseph Wheeler (GA) | ||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27 | ||||
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| Games played: | 33 |
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Robert Leslie Shaw (born October 15, 1956 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is a former American football center in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Tennessee.
Shaw attended Joseph Wheeler High School and played varsity football for three years, receiving All-American, state football lineman of the year and All-state honors in his senior season of 1975. He also practiced basketball and swimming.
He went on to play college football at Tennessee University, where he was a three-year starter at center, and earned second-team All-SEC honors in 1977 and 1978. Future Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe Avezzano, was his offensive coordinator.
As a senior, he was named one of the co-captains and received the team's Mickey O’Brien award. He also started in the East–West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl.
Shaw was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round (27th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft. This was only the second time the Cowboys used a first round pick on an offensive lineman. The first time was in the 1966 NFL Draft when the team selected John Niland.
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