Beryl Shipley
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Beryl Cylde Shipley (born August 10, 1926, in Kingsport, Tennessee) is an American former basketball coach. He was a longtime coach at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he broke the color barrier at that school. Later he would coach the ABA's San Diego Conquistadors, in 1975, replacing the infamous Alex Groza who was fired midway through the season.
| Preceded by Alex Groza |
San Diego Conquistadors Head Coach 1975 |
Succeeded by Bill Musselman |
[edit] External links
- Full-Court Press: Tribute to a coaching legend
- RememberTheABA.com: San Diego Conquistadors
- BasketballReference.com: Beryl Shipley
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