Eugene Lipscomb

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Eugene Lipscomb
Date of birth	August 9, 1931
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan
Date of death	May 10, 1963
Position(s)	Defensive lineman
College	None
Career Highlights
Pro Bowls	1958, 1959, 1962,
Awards	1962 Pro Bowl MVP 1959 Pro Bowl MVP
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1953-1955 1956-1960 1961-1962	Los Angeles Rams Baltimore Colts Pittsburgh Steelers

Eugene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb (August 9, 1931 - May 10, 1963) was an American football player.

1 Early life
2 Pro career
3 Death
4 External links

[edit] Early life

He was born in Uniontown, Alabama. Lipscomb never knew his father, and moved to Detroit with his mother at the age of 3. When he was 11, his mother was murdered in the ghetto where they lived and he moved in with his maternal grandparents.

[edit] Pro career

Eugene didn't attend college and was picked up as an undrated free-agent by the Los Angeles Rams. He played for the Rams for three seasons from 1953-1955. He then played for the Baltimore Colts for five seasons. In two of the seasons he played for the Colts, 1958 and 1959, he earned a spot in the Pro Bowl. He then went on to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers for two seasons. In his last season, 1962, he earned his third trip to the Pro Bowl.

[edit] Death

On May 10, 1963, Gene Lipscomb's 10 year NFL career and life ended. After a night of drinking and partying with two women, Eugene collapsed in a kitchen in Baltimore. He had overdosed on heroin. According to the Sports Illustrated profile, the city's assistant medical examiner, Dr. Rudiger Breitenecker, found enough dope inside him to have killed five men. Lipscomb died in the ambulance at the age of 31.