Theodore E. Shipkey (September 28, 1904 – July 18, 1978) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. Playing football at Stanford University from 1924 to 1926, he was a two-time All-American selection. Shipkey served as head football coach at Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe—now known as Arizona State University—from 1930 to 1932, the University of New Mexico from 1937 to 1941, and the University 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, c. 1947 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 28, 1904 Montana, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 1978 (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 2 Border (1931, 1938) | |
| Awards | |
Playing career
editShipkey played end for Stanford under Pop Warner, and was an All-American in 1925 and 1926. He played in two Rose Bowls, and scored Stanford's only touchdowns in both the 1925 Rose Bowl, which Stanford lost to Notre Dame, 27–10, and the 1927 Rose Bowl, which ended in a 7–7 tie with Alabama.[1]
Coaching career
editFrom 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.
Death
editShipkey died on July 18, 1978, in Placentia, California, after suffering from Parkinson's disease.[2]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State Bulldogs (Independent) (1930) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Arizona State | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| Arizona State Bulldogs (Border Conference) (1931–1932) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Arizona State | 6–2 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1932 | Arizona State | 4–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| Arizona State: | 13–10–2 | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| New Mexico Lobos (Border Conference) (1937–1941) | |||||||||
| 1937 | New Mexico | 4–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1938 | New Mexico | 8–3 | 4–2 | T–1st | L Sun | ||||
| 1939 | New Mexico | 8–2 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1940 | New Mexico | 5–4 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | New Mexico | 5–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| New Mexico: | 26–17–2 | 17–11–2 | |||||||
| Albuquerque Army Air Base / Kirtland Field Flying Kellys (Independent) (1942–1943) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Albuquerque AAB | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1943 | Kirtland Field | 1–2 | |||||||
| Albuquerque AAB / Kirtland Field: | 6–6 | ||||||||
| Personnel Distribution Command Comets (Army Air Forces League) (1945) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Personnel Distribution Command | 0–3[n 1] | 0–2[n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
| Personnel Distribution Command: | 0–3 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Montana Grizzlies (Pacific Coast Conference) (1949) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Montana | 5–4 | 0–3 | 10th | |||||
| Montana Grizzlies (Independent) (1950) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Montana | 5–5 | |||||||
| Montana Grizzlies (Skyline Conference) (1951) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Montana | 2–7 | 1–4 | 8th | |||||
| Montana: | 12–16 | 1–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 57–52–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Shipkey served as head coach of the Personnel Distribution Command Comets for the first three games of the 1945 season, until his discharge from the military. He was succeeded by Wally Marks, who led the team for the remainder of the year. The Comets finished the season with an overall record of 6–5 and a mark of 2–4 league play, placing sixth in the Army Air Forces League.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 75. ISBN 1-57167-116-1. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
- ^ "Ex-Stanford football star dies". Telegram-Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. Associated Press. July 20, 1978. p. 8. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Louisville AAF Coaches Shifted". The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. October 5, 1945. p. 19. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Goodale, George (December 5, 1945). "Who's Kicking Who—Gremlins or Flyers". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 15. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
