"According to a family statement released by the Texas athletic department, Shipley was operating a machine on his ranch near his hometown of Burnet when it caught fire. He suffered "severe burns on his body," was driven to a local hospital by one of the workers at the ranch and then was "care-flighted" to Austin, where he remained hospitalized Tuesday night."
"Shipley was a Longhorn great, starring for the program as both a receiver and a kick returner from 2006 to '09. A two-time All-American, he owns a host of single-season receiving records at Texas, including yards (1,489 in 2009) and receptions (116 in '09). He's also the program's career leader for receptions with 248 and ranks second in career receiving yards with 3,191, trailing only Roy Williams."
Jordan Shipley sustained severe burns in a ranch machinery fire and is in critical but stable condition, hospitalized in Austin. He was operating a machine on his ranch near Burnet when it caught fire; he suffered severe burns, was driven to a local hospital and then care-flighted to Austin. Shipley starred at Texas from 2006 to 2009 as a receiver and kick returner. He is the program career leader with 248 receptions and ranks second with 3,191 receiving yards. He was a third-round pick in 2010 and recorded 52 receptions for 600 yards and three touchdowns as a rookie before retiring in 2014.
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