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Classic Sports Card of The Day

11 Dec

1961 Fleer football card of former pro quarterback George Shaw, who played 8 seasons of professional football, 7 in the NFL with 3 different teams in the mid-1950s to early ’60s and a final season with Denver in the AFL in 1962. He was mostly a backup in his pro days, and in that role was a member of the Baltimore Colts’ 1958 championship club. After retiring he worked for a stock brokerage, and eventually rose to the position of vice president. Shaw passed away in 1998 at the age of 64 after a long struggle with bone marrow cancer.

 

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