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 |
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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.