Frank Shipp

Frank Shipp
Sewanee Tigers
Position Halfback
Class 1909
Career history
College Sewanee (1906–1907)
Personal information
Date of birth (1884-07-23)July 23, 1884
Place of birth Chattanooga, Tennessee
Date of death December 10, 1934(1934-12-10) (aged 50)
Place of death Chattanooga, Tennessee
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Frank S. Shipp (July 23, 1884 – December 10, 1934) was a college football and baseball player.

Sewanee

He was a prominent running back for the Sewanee Tigers football team of Sewanee: The University of the South, selected second-team for an all-time Sewanee team.[1]

1906

He was selected All-Southern at end by Dan McGugin.[2]

1907

Shipp was selected All-Southern in 1907,[3] one of Sewanee's greatest years.[4][5]

Denver Bears

He played minor league baseball for the Denver Bears in the Western League.[6]

References

  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. 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.


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