Frank Shipp

American football and baseball player (1884–1934)

Frank Shipp

Shipp, c. 1906

Biographical details
Born| (1884-07-23)July 23, 1884
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Died| December 10, 1934(1934-12-10) (aged 50)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
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.

## College 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

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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 |

## 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.
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.
4. ^ "Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had". Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Tigers Are A Husky Bunch". Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1907. p. 11. Retrieved April 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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 .
8. ^ "University Men Are Ready For Football". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. September 15, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "Frank S. Shipp". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. December 11, 1934. p. 5. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

## External links

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*   * Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
* Frank Shipp at Find a Grave

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Arizona Wildcats head football coaches

* Stuart Forbes (1899)
* William W. Skinner (1900–1901)
* Leslie Gillett (1902)
* Orin A. Kates (1904)
* William M. Ruthrauff (1905)
* No team (1906–1907)
* H. B. Galbraith (1908–1909)
* Frank Shipp (1910–1911)
* Raymond L. Quigley (1912)
* Frank A. King (1913)
* Pop McKale (1914–1930)
* Fred Enke (1931)
* August W. Farwick (1932)
* Tex Oliver (1933–1937)
* Orian Landreth (1938)
* Mike Casteel (1939–1948)
* Bob Winslow (1949–1951)
* Warren B. Woodson (1952–1956)
* Ed Doherty (1957–1958)
* Jim LaRue (1959–1966)
* Darrell Mudra (1967–1968)
* Bob Weber (1969–1972)
* Jim Young (1973–1976)
* Tony Mason (1977–1979)
* Larry Smith (1980–1986)
* Dick Tomey (1987–2000)
* John Mackovic (2001–2003)
* Mike Hankwitz # (2003)
* Mike Stoops (2004–2011)
* Tim Kish # (2011)
* Rich Rodriguez (2012–2017)
* Kevin Sumlin (2018–2020)
* Jedd Fisch (2021–2023)
* Brent Brennan (2024– )

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