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Frank Shipp

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Frank Shipp
Shipp, c. 1906
Biographical details
Born(1884-07-23)July 23, 1884
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedDecember 10, 1934(1934-12-10) (aged 50)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1906–1907Sewanee
1909Texas A&M
Baseball
1904Chattanooga
1908Vancouver Beavers
1912Anniston Models
Position(s)Halfback, end (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1910–1911Arizona
Head coaching record
Overall8–1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern (1906, 1907)
2nd team all-time Sewanee football team

Frank Sterling "Skinny" Shipp (July 23, 1884 – December 10, 1934) was an American college football player and coach, and Minor League Baseball player. He played football at Sewanee: The University of the South in 1906 and 1907 and was a two-time All-Southern selection. After playing for a year at Texas A&M University in 1909, Shipp, served as the head football coach at the University of Arizona for two seasons, from 1910 to 1911, compiling a record of 8–1–1.

Collee football playing career

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Shipp was a prominent halfback for the Sewanee Tigers football team of Sewanee: The University of the South, selected second-team for an all-time Sewanee team.[1]

1906

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Shipp was selected All-Southern at end by Dan McGugin.[2]

1907

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Shipp was selected All-Southern in 1907,[3] one of Sewanee's greatest years.[4][5]

Baseball career

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Shipp played minor league baseball for the Denver Bears in the Western League.[6]

Coaching career

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Shipp was hired as the head football coach at the University of Arizona in 1910 and retained the following season.[7][8]

Late life and death

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Shipp later worked at a private investigator in his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee and was active in politics there as a Democratic. He ran for criminal court clerk in 1930 and sherriff in 1934, losing both elections. Shipp died of an apparent heart attack, on December 10, 1934, at his place of business, in Chattanooga.[9]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Arizona (Independent) (1910–1911)
1910 Arizona 5–0
1911 Arizona 3–1–1
Arizona: 8–1–1
Total: 8–1–1

References

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  1. ^ "Sewanee's All-Time Football Team". Sewanee Alumni News. February 1949.
  2. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (1907). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide. pp. 27, 49 – via Google books. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Memphis Commercial Appeal's All-Southern". Atlanta Georgian. December 7, 1907. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Digital Library of Georgia. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had". Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Tigers Are A Husky Bunch". Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1907. p. 11. Retrieved April 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Condensed Dispatches" (PDF). Sporting Life. December 21, 1907. p. 2.
  7. ^ "University Challenged At Foot ball". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. October 16, 1910. p. 8. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "University Men Are Ready For Football". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. September 15, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Frank S. Shipp". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. December 11, 1934. p. 5. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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