Kevin Carroll is a history teacher at Albuquerque Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He also served as their head football coach for 30 years.

“Well written excellently researched work…Mr. Carroll has once again done a fine job of covering the life and career of a relatively unknown former major coach, and this biography certainly would be a worthwhile addition to any football historian’s library.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionOne. The Early YearsTwo. Rockne’s RamblersThree. Carlinville and Getting into CoachingFour. Trading Wolf Packs TwiceFive. The Apprentice Years at Santa ClaraSix. Buck Takes the Broncos’ ReinsSeven. Two Sugar BowlsEight. Santa Clara: A Football SchoolNine. “Slip” Departs and the T Formation ArrivesTen. Rumors and the War YearsEleven. California DreamingTwelve. The Birth of the 49ersThirteen. The ­All-America Conference YearsFourteen. The NFL: A New BeginningFifteen. Making a Dent in the NFLSixteen. ­Hi-Lo CountrySeventeen. Buck Joins the Air ForceEighteen. Climbing into Air Force’s Football CockpitNineteen. The Silver Fox Becomes an EagleTwenty. Winning the 1960 NFL Championship­Twenty-One. Life After FootballAppendix: Shaw’s Career Head Coaching RecordChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Kevin Carroll is a history teacher at Albuquerque Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He also served as their head football coach for 30 years.

“Well written excellently researched work…Mr. Carroll has once again done a fine job of covering the life and career of a relatively unknown former major coach, and this biography certainly would be a worthwhile addition to any football historian’s library.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionOne. The Early YearsTwo. Rockne’s RamblersThree. Carlinville and Getting into CoachingFour. Trading Wolf Packs TwiceFive. The Apprentice Years at Santa ClaraSix. Buck Takes the Broncos’ ReinsSeven. Two Sugar BowlsEight. Santa Clara: A Football SchoolNine. “Slip” Departs and the T Formation ArrivesTen. Rumors and the War YearsEleven. California DreamingTwelve. The Birth of the 49ersThirteen. The ­All-America Conference YearsFourteen. The NFL: A New BeginningFifteen. Making a Dent in the NFLSixteen. ­Hi-Lo CountrySeventeen. Buck Joins the Air ForceEighteen. Climbing into Air Force’s Football CockpitNineteen. The Silver Fox Becomes an EagleTwenty. Winning the 1960 NFL Championship­Twenty-One. Life After FootballAppendix: Shaw’s Career Head Coaching RecordChapter NotesBibliographyIndex