Wayne Shaw (linebacker)

Wayne Shaw (born 1939) is a retired outside linebacker who played twelve seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.[1]

Wayne Shaw
Born:1939
Bladworth, Saskatchewan
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusNational
Position(s)LB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Collegenone - Athol Murray College of Notre Dame
Career history
As player
19611972Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1967
CFL West All-Star1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971
Honors1994 Plaza of Honor

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

References


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