 Shipkey,c. 1947 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1904-09-28)September 28, 1904 Montana, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 1978(1978-07-18) (aged 73) Placentia, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1926 | Stanford |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927–1929 | Sacramento Junior College (assistant) |
| 1930–1932 | Arizona State |
| 1937–1941 | New Mexico |
| 1942–1943 | Albuquerque AAB / Kirland Field |
| 1945 | Personnel Distribution Command |
| 1946–1948 | Los Angeles Dons (ends) |
| 1949–1951 | Montana |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1930 | Sacramento Junior College |
| 1930–1933 | Arizona State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1930–1932 | Arizona State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 57–52–4 (college football) 32–30 (college basketball) 42–14 (junior college basketball) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2Border (1931, 1938) | |
| Awards | |
Theodore E. Shipkey (September 28, 1904 – July 18, 1978) was anAmerican football player, coach of football andbasketball, and college athletics administrator. Playing football atStanford University from 1924 to 1926, he was a two-timeAll-American selection. Shipkey served as head football coach at Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe—now known asArizona State University—from 1930 to 1932, theUniversity of New Mexico from 1937 to 1941, and theUniversity of Montana from 1949 to 1951. He was also the head basketball coach at Arizona State from 1930 to 1933, tallying a mark of 32–30.
Shipkey playedend for Stanford underPop Warner, and was anAll-American in 1925 and1926. He played in twoRose Bowls, and scored Stanford's only touchdowns in both the1925 Rose Bowl, which Stanford lost toNotre Dame, 27–10, and the1927 Rose Bowl, which ended in a 7–7 tie withAlabama.[1]
From 1930 to 1932, he coached at Arizona State, and compiled a 13–10–2 record. From 1937 to 1941 he coached at New Mexico, where he compiled a 30–17–2 record. From 1949 to 1951, he coached at Montana, where he compiled a 12–16 record.
Shipkey died on July 18, 1978, inPlacentia, California, after suffering from Parkinson's disease.[2]
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