University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Athletics Hall of Fame
Beryl Shipley
- Induction:
- 2016
Beryl Shipley guided the UL men’s basketball team to national prominence as head coach from 1957-1973.
His teams compiled a 293-126 record. Six of Shipley’s teams earned spots among the nation’s top 20, and two of those were among the nation’s top 10.
He was conference Coach of the Year five times, and is a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Shipley was the first coach at a predominantly white state college in the Deep South to give scholarships to black student-athletes.
His teams compiled a 293-126 record. Six of Shipley’s teams earned spots among the nation’s top 20, and two of those were among the nation’s top 10.
He was conference Coach of the Year five times, and is a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Shipley was the first coach at a predominantly white state college in the Deep South to give scholarships to black student-athletes.
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