Jerry Shipp

Jerry Shipp
Shipp during the 1963–64 season
Personal information
Born(1935-09-27)September 27, 1935
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedOctober 5, 2021(2021-10-05) (aged 86)
Denison, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High schoolBlue (Blue, Oklahoma)
CollegeSE Oklahoma State (1955–1959)
NBA draft1959: 9th round, 64th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
PositionSmall forward
Number31
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo

Jerome Franklin Shipp (September 27, 1935 – October 5, 2021) was an American basketball player. He played for the U.S. national team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, 1963 Pan American Games and 1964 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal at the latter two competitions.[1] Shipp was also a three-time Amateur Athletic Union All-American for the Phillips 66ers in Bartlesville, Oklahoma during the 1960s.[2]

  1. ^ "Jerry Shipp (Basketball – 1955–59)". GoSoutheastern.com. Southeastern Oklahoma State University. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  2. ^ Bradley, Robert (2011). "Amateur Athletic Union Basketball". APBR.org. The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

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