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Kenneth Allen Shipp (February 3, 1929 – March 5, 2012) was an American college and professional football coach. He served as an offensive coordinator and receivers coach in the National Football League (NFL) and briefly as the interim head coach of the New York Jets during the 1975 season. He assumed the job after the firing of Charley Winner, who was 2–7 on the season. The team was 1–4 under Shipp.[1]

Ken Shipp

Personal information
Born:	(1929-02-03)February 3, 1929 Old Hickory, Tennessee
Died:	March 5, 2012(2012-03-05) (aged 83) Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Career information
College:	Middle Tennessee State
Position:	Coach
Career history
As a coach:
St. Louis Cardinals (1968–1970) (Receivers/Game Scouting) New Orleans Saints (1971–1972) (Offensive coordinator) New York Jets (1973–1975) (Offensive coordinator) New York Jets (1975) (Interim head coach) Detroit Lions (1976) (Offensive coordinator) Houston Oilers (1977–1978) (Offensive coordinator)
Head coaching record
Career:	1–4
Coaching stats at PFR

Shipp was noted for his sense of humor as an NFL coach.[2] He had stints at Trinity, Florida State, Tulsa, South Carolina and Miami before entering the NFL, where he had positions with St. Louis and New Orleans.[3] Archie Manning, whom Shipp coached in New Orleans, describes him as "a smart man and a good coach."[4] A 1947 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, he is the namesake of the Ken Shipp Endowed Scholarship at his alma mater[3] as well as the Ken Shipp Scholarship Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.[5]

Ken Shipp died in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on March 5, 2012, aged 83.[6]

References

External links

• Ken Shipp at Pro Football Reference

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