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George Shaw

Retired

Denver Broncos · QB

George Shaw recorded 60 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, NY, Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Colts.

▶Best highlights

97.2

pass yds/gm

7.2

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

60

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to George Shaw's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1955
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 11, 1955

Indianapolis Colts vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 11, 1955

223 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1960
NEW YORKGIANTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 2, 1960

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1960

240 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1958
GREEN BAYPACKERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 2, 1958

Green Bay Packers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1958

71 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1958
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 9, 1958

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 9, 1958

239 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1955
DETROITLIONS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 1, 1955

Detroit Lions vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1955

118 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from George Shaw's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 253 passing yards

Regular Season
1956
CHICAGOBEARS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 30, 1956

Chicago Bears vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 30, 1956

253 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1960
NEW YORKGIANTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 2, 1960

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1960

240 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 86 rushing yards

Regular Season
1955
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 11, 1955

Indianapolis Colts vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 11, 1955

223 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped George Shaw's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1953–1962

01
INDSHAW—George Shaw
INDUNITAS19Johnny Unitas
INDBERRY—Raymond Berry

The modern passing quarterback takes shape

Indianapolis Colts · Unitas and the greatest game

Unitas's timing with Berry and a dominant defense won back-to-back championships, beginning with the 1958 overtime title game that helped popularize the NFL.

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Franchise era

1941–1963

02
NYGSHAW—George Shaw
NYGGIFFORD—Frank Gifford
NYGHUFF—Sam Huff

Defense and precision reach repeated championships

New York Giants · The title-game fixture

New York reached six title games in eight seasons and won in 1956 while helping make televised pro football a national habit.

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Franchise era

1961–1966

03
MINSHAW—George Shaw
MINTARKENTON10Fran Tarkenton
MINMARSHALL70Jim Marshall

Tarkenton improvises from the beginning

Minnesota Vikings · The expansion Vikings

Tarkenton threw four touchdowns off the bench in the franchise's first game while the line of a future contender began taking shape.

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Franchise era

1960–1972

04
DENSHAW—George Shaw
DENLITTLE—Floyd Little
DENTAYLOR—Lionel Taylor

A loyal city waits for its first winning season

Denver Broncos · The difficult AFL beginning

Denver survived years of losing because Little and an intensely loyal fan base made the franchise worth building.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons60 career games5,829 career passing yards41 career passing touchdowns431 career rushing yards6 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 25, 1955Most recent: Dec 9, 1962

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history