Coach Shipp: Man, on a Mission Coach Shipp is a great man who has a single mission in life. He is a father of four beautiful daughters and one son. Two of his daughters are in college, one is attending Shaw University and the other is attention Mountain View State Junior College in Texas. His younger two daughters are in high school and his son is four. Coach Shipp is also a husband to a wonderful woman who is also his best friend and support network. She understands that what he does for others takes him away from his family and has a purpose. That is the man behind the scenes. What is amazing about Coach Shipp is that he is a very humble person who doesn’t like to talk about himself. His focus is his mentoring. Coach Shipp is …show more content…
Mr. Lundy is a big reason why Coach Shipp could make his life better. He attributes his life to him. Mr. Lundy now has a foundation called Broken Men’s Foundation which helps men build resumes and community service skills among quite a few other opportunities. According to Coach Shipp, if it wasn’t for Mr. Lundy, he may have ended up as just another statistic to the streets. Because of his background, he is a huge advocate of getting young men off the streets by getting them involved in football. This is Arena Football and he is now owner of the Capital City Reapers. Through the Reapers, he helps his players transition from outdoor football to indoor football. Coach Shipp has not only coached in his career, he also played semi-pro football. He considers himself to be the Charles Woodson of his time. He played numerous positions from wide receiver, running back, defensive back and quarterback. When asked, he said his bread and butter positions were running back and defensive back. He retired at age 37 and became a community man. He coaches young men from the ages of 19 to 27. His oldest player has indoor football experience but had an injury and now plays with the Reapers to sharpen his skills to move back up into the next level. None of his players are