Jerry Shipkey
Gerald Wade Shipkey
Born: October 31, 1925
Fullerton, CA USA
Deceased: November 28, 2009
Dana Point, CA
Position: LB-FB-DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 213
College: USC, UCLA
High School: Anaheim (CA)
Career: 1948-1953
Drafted: 1947 in Round 8, #58 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Jerry Shipkey played from 1948 to 1953 during his career with the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers. Shipkey ran for 310 yards in his career on 109 attempts, scoring 16 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 12 passes for 138 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 64 | 199 | 3.1 | 16 | 8 |
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 93 | 3.6 | 14 | 5 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 11 | 3 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 109 | 310 | 2.8 | 16 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 106 | 10.6 | 43 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 138 | 11.5 | 43 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 50 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 58 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 238 | 18.3 | 58 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 3 | -2 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 4 |
| 1949 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 4 |
| 1950 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 8 | 0 |
Honors
1951 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1952 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
