Shaw retired, saying "I wanted to get out while I was ahead." In the quiet Green Bay dressing room, Lombardi said he was "happy for Buck". "Seeing he's going to retire, that's a nice note for him to go out on." Shaw was the oldest head coach to win an NFL championship for over 39 years, until Dick Vermeil's victory with the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV in early 2000. Later life and legacy After retiring from coaching, Shaw returned to California to work for a paper products company, and spent the later years of his life in Menlo Park. He and his wife had two married daughters who also lived in California. In 1962, led by Sal Sanfilippo (SCU '30, J.D. SCU '32), former players, friends, and fans of Shaw banded together to form the Bronco Bench Foundation to raise money for and build a football stadium on the Santa Clara University campus in his honor. On September 22, 1962, the first football game, a contest between Santa Clara and UC Davis, was played in Buck Shaw Stadium. Shaw died of cancer on March 19, 1977, aged 77, at Stanford University's Branch Convalescent Hospital. Head coaching record College Professional (AAFC/NFL) References Much of the information in this article comes from John C. Hibner's biography of Coach Shaw in The College Football Historical Society's Newsletter Vol. II, No. I, Nov. 1988 and the Des Moines (Ia.) Register 1970 article External links 1899 births 1977 deaths American football tackles Air Force Falcons football coaches California Golden Bears football coaches Creighton Bluejays football players NC State Wolfpack football coaches Nevada Wolf Pack football coaches Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Philadelphia Eagles coaches San Francisco 49ers coaches San Francisco 49ers head coaches Santa Clara Broncos football coaches College Football Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Des Moines, Iowa People from Menlo Park, California People from Stuart, Iowa Coaches of American football from Iowa Players of American football from Des Moines, Iowa Deaths from cancer in California Philadelphia Eagles head coaches