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| Legendary Moline High School track coach Gene Shipley acknowledges the crowd after the track at Browning Field in Moline was after him during the Shipley Invitational Track and Field Meet in April 2005. Shipley died Wednesday at his home. |
Moline legend Shipley dies | Local | qconline.com:
"Jeff Quick paused to gather his thoughts.
His mind began to race. For a moment, he was the gangly high-schooler looking for his athletic path.
"I score one team point for my Moline track team as a junior, and I'm running five-minute miles,'' Mr. Quick said. "But, because Coach (Gene) Shipley pushed me -- like he did so many others -- I wound up placing fourth in state as a senior, and I was running 4.21-flat miles.
"Next to my parents, Coach Shipley had the single greatest influence on my life. I am beyond sad at the passing of such a great man.''"
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