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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1975
Shipman is bright spot
By PAT EDMONDSON
Battalion Sports Writer
On September 13, 1975, before a
record opening crowd of more than
47,000 fans in Kyle Field, David
Shipman quarterbacked Texas
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A&M University to a 7-0 victory
over the Ole Miss Rebels. Though
the Aggie offense was habitually
criticized by sports writers, spec
tators, and teammates alike, Ship-
man stood out as the lone bright
spot, plunging from four yards out
for the only touchdown.
Last Saturday, in Baton Rouge,
Shipman established himself as a
strong, but poised leader before a
capacity audience in the Aggies’
series finale with the L. S. U. Tigers.
Shipman galloped for 99 yards, in
cluding a 42 yard scamper for a
touchdown in guiding the Maroon
and White to their second consecu
tive victory over Charlie McClen
don’s Bayou Bengals.
Shipman seems to have de
veloped all the credentials Aggie
coaches had anticipated from a
quarterback. “We are very pleased
with David’s performance,” said
Tom Wilson, offensive coordinator
and quarterback coach. “He has
done a very sound, secure job.’
In 1973, Mike Jay was the starting
quarterback for the Aggies in their
opener against Wichita State. He
started the next four games, but due
to a multitude of fumbles and inter
ceptions, was replaced by rookie
David Walker. The 17-year-old
freshmen took command and was
voted “Freshman of the Year” in the
Southwest Conference by the Un
ited Press International. Expecting
another glorious year, Walker took
charge of the Farmers last fall. The
Aggie offense was disheartened
when Walker had trouble both run
ning and throwing the football.
Shipman was Walker’s back up. The
week of the game with Rice though,
due to recurring injuries to the en
tire A&M backfield, Shipman was
shifted to. halfback. He was used
sparingly at quarterback in the Ags’
32-3 loss to Texas in Austin two
weeks later.
When Shipman was recruited in
1973, he was their apparent after
leading Odessa Permian to the State
Class 4-A championship. Early in
the spring of his freshman year,
though, his knee was severely in
jured, requiring surgery. He sat out
the entire 1973 season.
Shipman is a junior, 6-1 and 200,
whose greatest attribute is his over
all strength. “The big thing going for
David is his strength, which he has
displayed on several occasions,
said Wilson. “He did an excellent
job of leading the team. He is an
excellent passer and an extremely
tough runner. Also, he is much fas
ter than people realize. We expect
him to gain experience week after
week.
As David Shipman continues to
progress, Mike Jay and David
Walker will have to watch from the
sidelines. The only question mark
now traces back to the offensive
line. Can the men up front continue
to perform as they did Saturday
night in Baton Rouge? An extended
combination of Shipman s leader
ship and a “together” offense could
bring A&M its finest season since
the John Kimbrough era.
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running backs
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Longhorns are more battered than
he first thought for Saturday night’s
Southwest Conference football
opener with Texas Tech.
Royal had said Monday that de
fensive end Travis Couch and offen
sive guard Will Wilcox would miss
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In the Memorial Student Center
the game, and Wednesday he told
the Longhorn Club he had since
learned of several other injured
players.
They include defensive tackle
Brad Shearer, the leading tackier in
Texas’ front four, who has a sprained
ankle, and halfback Jimmy Walker,
the top blocker in the backfield,
who has a bruised foot.
The injury that worried Royal the
most, he said, was Walker’s because
Texas already is “so thin at
halfback.
But Royal assured applauding
club members that those who do
play against Tech “will be in a better
frame of mind than they were last
year,” when Tech ripped Texas,
26-3, at Lubbock.
In narrating films of Texas 28-16
victory over Washington, Royal
commented about Texas quarter
back Marty Akins: “I sure wish folks
would let him alone about his pas
sing.”
A moment later the film showed
Akins flipping a scoring pitchout to
halfback Gralyn Wyatt, and Royal
said, “That was a pretty pass right
there.
Although Royal hired Don
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passing offense and Akins threw all
summer, the senior three-year star
ter has completed only four of 11
tosses in two games for 31 yards.
Breaux said before the season that
Akins is probably too sensitive
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Royal said Monday, “I still think we
can throw, and I think we will
throw. There will come a time when
completions will help us a lot.”
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