Billy Shipp
Appearance
Born: | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | October 16, 1929
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Died: | June 9, 2011 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 81)
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | OT, DT |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
Weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
College | Alabama |
High school | Murphy (Mobile, Alabama) |
NFL draft | 1952, Round: 8, Pick: 95 |
Drafted by | New York Giants |
Career history | |
As player | |
1954 | New York Giants |
1955–1956 | Toronto Argonauts |
1956–1960 | Montreal Alouettes |
1961–1966 | Toronto Argonauts |
CFL East All-Star | 1955, 1959, 1964 |
William Leonard Shipp (October 16, 1929 – June 9, 2011) was a professional Canadian football player who played twelve seasons with the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s Montreal Alouettes and the Toronto Argonauts.[1][2][3] During those years, he became an eastern conference all-star as an offensive tackle in 1955 and 1959 and as a defensive tackle in 1964. Shipp played all 14 regular season games every year from 1958 to 1962 except 1960 when he missed 5.[4] As a defensive lineman, he intercepted a pass in 1961. He started his pro career in the NFL, playing one season for the New York Giants.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2010 Ballot". Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. October 15, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ "Alouettes Count On Billy Shipp To Bolster Line". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. September 21, 1956. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ Walker, Hal (July 21, 1966). "Argonauts Slowed Up By Stamps". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ "William Shipp football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "Billy Shipp". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2011 deaths
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- Canadian football offensive linemen
- Montreal Alouettes players
- New York Giants players
- Players of American football from Mobile, Alabama
- Players of Canadian football from Alabama
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Canadian football defensive lineman stubs
- Canadian football offensive lineman stubs