Buck Shaw

Football Coach

Birthday March 28, 1899

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Iowa

DEATH DATE Mar 19, 1977 (77)

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About

College Football Hall of Fame coach who also led the San Francisco 49ers through their transition to the NFL.

Before Fame

He grew up in a town where high school football was banned because of an accidental death.

Trivia

He enrolled at Notre Dame for their famed track program, but their football coach Knute Rockne had other plans.

Family Life

He grew up with two older siblings and two younger siblings.

Associated With

He was the only coach to beat Vince Lombardi's team in an NFL Championship game.