Billy Shipp

American gridiron football player (1929–2011)

Billy Shipp
Career information
Born:	(1929-10-16)October 16, 1929 Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died:	June 9, 2011(2011-06-09) (aged 81) Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
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

^ "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.