| Billy Shipp | |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Import: | yes |
| Position1: | Offensive tackle |
| Position2: | Defensive tackle |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 275 |
| High School: | Murphy (Mobile, Alabama) |
| College: | Alabama |
| Nfldraftedyear: | 1952 |
| Nfldraftedround: | 8 |
| Nfldraftedpick: | 95 |
| Nfldraftedteam: | New York Giants |
| Playing Years1: | 1954 |
| Playing Team1: | New York Giants |
| Playing Years2: | – |
| Playing Team2: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Playing Years3: | – |
| Playing Team3: | Montreal Alouettes |
| Playing Years4: | – |
| Playing Team4: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Cfleastallstar: | ,, |
| Databasefootball: | SHIPPBIL01 |
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]