Jerry Shipkey Explained

Birth Date:31 October 1925
Birth Place:Fullerton, California, U.S.
Death Place:Dana Point, California, U.S.
Number:49, 33, 23
Position1:Linebacker, fullback
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:213
College:UCLA
Nfldraftedyear:1947
Nfldraftedround:8
Nfldraftedpick:58
Nfldraftedteam:Pittsburgh Steelers
Playing Years1:1948–1952
Playing Team1:Pittsburgh Steelers
Playing Years2:1953
Playing Team2:Chicago Bears
Career Highlights:
Databasefootball-Archive:https://web.archive.org/web/20151103002400/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ShipkJer01

Gerald Wade Shipkey (October 31, 1925  - November 28, 2009) was a football player. He played as a linebacker for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL).[1] He also played fullback, especially the first three years of his career.[2]

In college, he played for USC before transferring to UCLA and is believed to be the only person to play in the Rose Bowl for both teams. He attended Anaheim High School.

Notes

  1. Obituary Los Angeles Times, 10 January 2010.
  2. Web site: Jerry Shipkey Stats Pro-Football-Reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en. 2018-07-16.

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