 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 Americancollege football player and coach, andMinor League Baseball player. He played football atSewanee: The University of the South in 1906 and 1907 and was a two-timeAll-Southern selection. After playing for a year atTexas A&M University in 1909, Shipp, served as the head football coach at theUniversity of Arizona for two seasons, from 1910 to 1911, compiling a record of 8–1–1.
Shipp was a prominenthalfback for theSewanee Tigers football team ofSewanee: The University of the South, selected second-team for an all-time Sewanee team.[1]
Shipp was selectedAll-Southern at end byDan McGugin.[2]
Shipp was selectedAll-Southern in1907,[3] one of Sewanee's greatest years.[4][5]
Shipp played minor league baseball for theDenver Bears in theWestern League.[6]
Shipp was hired as the head football coach at theUniversity of Arizona in 1910 and retained the following season.[7][8]
Shipp later worked at a private investigator in his hometown ofChattanooga, Tennessee and was active in politics there as aDemocratic. 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona(Independent)(1910–1911) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Arizona | 5–0 | |||||||
| 1911 | Arizona | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| Arizona: | 8–1–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 8–1–1 | ||||||||
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