Terrance Shaw

Shaw attended Marshall High School in Marshall, Texas and was a letterman in football.^[2] As a senior, he was a first-team All-District selection, a first-team All-Region selection, and he led his team to a Texas High School Football State Title.

Shaw attended Stephen F. Austin State University and was a Business major and a four-year letterman in football.^[2] In football, as a senior, he was a first-team Division I-AA All-American and a first-team All-Southland Conference selection. As a junior, he garnered 67 tackles and was an All-Conference Honorable Mention selection. As a sophomore, he started the first five games, before tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Shaw is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. He became a member during his time at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Shaw was selected in the second round of the 1995 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers.^[3] During his career, he played as a cornerback for the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, and Oakland Raiders in the NFL.^[4] On February 3, 2002, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, before a packed house of almost 73,000, Shaw helped the Patriots beat the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI in 2001. Shaw also played in Super Bowl XXXVII with the Oakland Raiders in 2002. In 2000, Shaw was a part of the Miami Dolphins' secondary and was ranked #1 in the NFL. That secondary led the league with 25 picks. Shaw had six playoff appearances in a ten-year career.^[5]

He is married to Shawneeque Watkins Shaw, and they have nine children - a daughter Ashley and sons Terrance Jr., Teris, Thomas, Trysten, Tierney, Trinity, Tylend, and daughter Timberlynd.^[6]

He coaches his son's youth league select football team, the SGP Rams.^{[citation needed]}