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, and college athletics administrator. Playing football at

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from 1924 to 1926, he was a two-time and All-American selection. Shipkey served as head football coach at Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe, now

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(1930–1932), the

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(1937–1941), and the

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(1949–1951), compiling a career

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coaching record of 55–43–4. He was also the head basketball coach at Arizona State from 1930 to 1933, tallying a mark of 32–30.

Playing career

Shipkey played

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for Stanford under

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, and was an All-American in 1925 and

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. He played in two Rose Bowls, and scored Stanford's only touchdowns in both the

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, which Stanford lost to Notre Dame, 27–10, and the

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, which ended in a 7–7 tie with

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Coaching career

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.

Head coaching record

Football

References

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