Howard Burton Shipley (January 17, 1890 – February 22, 1976) was a multi-sport athlete and
coach
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for the
Maryland Terrapins
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at the
University of Maryland
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. He is probably most remembered as the first and long-time
head coach
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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
football
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as a
quarterback
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. In 1923, he became the head coach for the
Maryland basketball team, a position in which he served until 1947. During his tenure, he compiled a 243–199 record.
In 1917, Shipley served as the head football coach at
Marshall University
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in
Huntington, West Virginia
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. 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
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.
Also in 1923, Shipley was hired as an assistant coach for the
football team
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under legendary Maryland head coach
Curley Byrd
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. Shipley also coached the baseball team from 1924 to 1960.
Shipley Field, where the school's baseball team plays its home games, is named after him. In 1982, Shipley was inducted into the
University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame
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.
[University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame: All-Time Inductees]
, University of Maryland, retrieved June 12, 2009.
Head coaching record
Football
References
External links
Burton Shipleyat
Baseball-Reference
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History
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H. Burton Shipley papersat the
University of Maryland libraries
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1890 births
1976 deaths
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