Jim Shipka
Jim Shipka
Position: FB,HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 195
College: Alberta, Edmonton Wildcats Jr.
High School: Victoria (Edmonton, AB)
Career: 1956-1961
Jim Shipka played from 1956 to 1961 during his career with the Edmonton Eskimos. Shipka ran for 593 yards in his career on 128 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 16 passes for 130 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 38 | 160 | 4.2 | 13 | 2 |
| 1957 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 97 | 6.1 | 19 | 1 |
| 1958 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 37 | 197 | 5.3 | 30 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 32 | 121 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 128 | 593 | 4.6 | 30 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 130 | 8.1 | 27 | 0 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 40 |
| Totals | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 40 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 29 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 259 | 16.2 | 60 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1956 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1957 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 13 | |
| 1957 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 13 | |
| 1958 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| 1959 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| 1960 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 15 | |
| 1961 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 5 |
