Background
Born in Uniontown, Alabama, Lipscomb never knew his father, and moved to Detroit with his mother at the age of 3.
Born in Uniontown, Alabama, Lipscomb never knew his father, and moved to Detroit with his mother at the age of 3.
He was known by the nickname "Big Daddy". Lipscomb didn"t attend college and was picked up as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Rams, who had first noticed Gene playing football in the Marines. He spent his service at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
He played for the Rams for three seasons from 1953-1955, before being traded to 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, and was instrumental in the Colts" two consecutive NFL Championships in 1958 and 1959. He then went on to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers for two seasons.
During his "59-"60 & "60-"61 off-seasons, Lipscomb worked as a professional wrestler. On May 10, 1963, Eugene Lipscomb died of an overdose of heroin on Brice Street in Baltimore, Maryland, at the apartment of Timothy Black.