Burton Shipley
Washington, D. C., U.S. | |
Playing career | |
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1908–1913 | Maryland |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1917 | Marshall |
1919–1920 | Delaware |
1923–1926? | Maryland (assistant) |
Basketball | |
1918–1922 | Delaware |
1923–1947 | Maryland |
Baseball | |
1918 | Marshall |
1919–1922 | Delaware |
1924–1960 | Maryland |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1917–1919 | Marshall |
1919–1922 | Delaware |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–17–3 (football) 288–237 (basketball) 399–333–10 (baseball) |
Howard Burton Shipley (January 17, 1890 – February 22, 1976) was a multi-sport athlete and coach for the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland. He is probably most remembered as the first and long-time head coach of the men's basketball team. He also coached the Maryland baseball team.
Shipley graduated from the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in 1914. While there, he played basketball, baseball, and
In 1917, Shipley served as the head football coach at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.[1] In December 1918, he was appointed athletic director and coach of football, basketball, and baseball at Delaware College—now known as the University of Delaware.[2]
Also in 1923, Shipley was hired as an assistant coach for the football team under legendary Maryland head coach Curley Byrd. Shipley also coached the baseball team from 1924 to 1960.
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1917) | |||||||||
1917 | Marshall | 1–7–1 | |||||||
Marshall: | 1–7–1 | ||||||||
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Independent) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
1919 | Delaware | 2–5–1 | |||||||
1920 | Delaware | 3–5–1 | |||||||
Delaware: | 5–10–2 | ||||||||
Total: | 6–17–3 |
References
- ^ "Mirabilia 1918". Marshall University. 1918. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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- ^ University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame: All-Time Inductees Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland, retrieved June 12, 2009.
External links
- Burton Shipley at Baseball-Reference
- Burton Shipley at Find a Grave
- H. Burton Shipley papers at the University of Maryland libraries