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Jerry Shipkey

Gerald Wade Shipkey

Position: LB-FB-DB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 213 lbs.
Born: October 31, 1925 in Fullerton, CA
College: UCLA, USC

3-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 8th round (58th overall) of the 1947 Draft

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Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1948 23 PIT FB 12 4 64 199 8 16 3.1 16.6 5.3 10 106 10.6 0 43 0.8 8.8 305 8 4
1949 24 PIT 12 4 26 93 5 14 3.6 7.8 2.2 2 32 16.0 0 21 0.2 2.7 125 5 2
1950* 25 PIT FB/LLB 49 12 0 18 17 3 11 0.9 1.4 1.5 17 3 2
1951*+ 26 PIT RLB 33 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
1952*+ 27 PIT LLB 33 12 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1 0 0
1953 28 CHI 23 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Career 66 8 109 310 16 16 2.8 4.7 1.7 12 138 11.5 0 43 0.2 2.1 448 16 8

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1948 23 PIT FB 12 4 4 3 -2 0
1949 24 PIT 12 4 3 76 0 50 2 1 0 0
1950* 25 PIT FB/LLB 49 12 0 2 34 0 30 2 1 0 0
1951*+ 26 PIT RLB 33 10 0 6 113 1 58 0 2 0 0
1952*+ 27 PIT LLB 33 12 0 2 15 0 9 0 2 0 0
Career 66 8 13 238 1 58 8 9 -2 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1948 23 PIT FB 12 4 2 34 0 20 17.0 339
Career 66 8 2 34 0 20 17.0 482

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1948 23 PIT FB 12 4 8 48
1949 24 PIT 12 4 5 30
1950* 25 PIT FB/LLB 49 12 0 3 18
1951*+ 26 PIT RLB 33 10 0 1 6
Career 66 8 16 1 102

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1950
1951
1952

1st-team All-Pro

1951
1952

Rushing TD

1948 NFL 8 (2)
1949 NFL 5 (8)

Touchdowns

1948 NFL 8 (7)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1948 NFL 8 (6)

Non-Offensive TDs

1951 NFL 1 (9)

Interceptions

1951 NFL 6 (8)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1949 NFL 76 (9)
1951 NFL 113 (6)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1951 NFL 1 (4)

Long Intercep. Return

1949 NFL 50 (10)
1951 NFL 58 (5)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1951 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1952 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL