Biographical details | |
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Born | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | July 23, 1884
Died | December 10, 1934 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 50)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1906–1907 | Sewanee |
1909 | Texas A&M |
Baseball | |
1904 | Chattanooga |
1908 | Vancouver Beavers |
1912 | Anniston Models |
Position(s) | Halfback, end (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1910–1911 | Arizona |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 8–1–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
2× 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.
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]
Shipp was selected All-Southern at end by Dan McGugin.[2]
Shipp was selected All-Southern in 1907,[3] one of Sewanee's greatest years.[4][5]
Shipp played minor league baseball for the Denver Bears in the Western League.[6]
Shipp was hired as the head football coach at the University of Arizona in 1910 and retained the following season.[7][8]
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]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Arizona (Independent) (1910–1911) | |||||||||
1910 | Arizona | 5–0 | |||||||
1911 | Arizona | 3–1–1 | |||||||
Arizona: | 8–1–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 8–1–1 |