Gene Lipscomb
Eugene Allen Lipscomb (August 9, 1931 – May 10, 1963), known by the nickname "Big Daddy" due to his habit of calling everyone around him "Little Daddy", was an American professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, as well as a sometimes professional wrestler.
Lipscomb c. 1961 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 9, 1931 Uniontown, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | May 10, 1963 (aged 31) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 306 lb (139 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Miller (Detroit, Michigan) | ||||||||
| College: | None | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1953 | ||||||||
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Lipscomb was twice selected as a first-team All-Pro, twice chosen for the second All-Pro team, and twice NFL Champion as a member of the Baltimore Colts. At 6'6" tall and tipping the scales around 300 pounds, while still blessed with superior speed and agility, Lipscomb is regarded as a prototype of the modern ultra-athletic interior defensive lineman.
A womanizer who was prone to debauchery, Lipscomb died at age 31 of accidental heroin overdose. Due in large measure to these personal foibles, he has never been included on the ballot for possible election to the Professional Football Hall of Fame.