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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


  1. Sprechman, Jordan (1998). This Day in New York Sports. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 324. ISBN 1-57167-254-0.
  2. Zimmerman, Paul (2002-07-11). "Tough as it is to admit, those were the days". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  3. Todd, Kippy (2007-12-21). "226 Former Blue Raider Player, College and Pro Coach Ken Shipp Donates $50,000". Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  4. Manning, Archie (2001). Manning. HarperCollins. p. 99. ISBN 0-06-102024-9.
  5. "The Community Foundation : News". Archived from the original on 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  6. DNJ Staff Report (March 6, 2012). "Former pro coach, MTSU donor Shipp dies at 83". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved 8 March 2012.[permanent dead link]






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