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Gene Lipscomb

Eugene Allen Lipscomb (Big Daddy)

Position: DT
Height: 6-6    Weight: 284 lbs.

Born: August 9, 1931 in Detroit, MI
Died: May 10, 1963 in Baltimore, MD
College: none

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 68 (705th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Hall of Fame finalist in 1970, 1977

85 78 76 76

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 22, 2013 2:25PM
All-Time Rank: #199. Roger Brown… #200. Jason Witten… #201. Harold Jackson… #202. GENE LIPSCOMB… #203. Mike Ditka… #204. Jack Pardee… #205. Pete Pihos… 

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1953 22 RAM 85 2 0 0 1 0 0 2
1954 23 RAM RDT 78 11 0 0 1 0 0 6
1955 24 RAM RDT 78 12 6
1956 25 BAL 76 11 1
1957 26 BAL RDT 76 12 6
1958*+ 27 BAL RDT 76 12 18
1959*+ 28 BAL RDT 76 12 1 49 0 49 0 0 0 3 0 0 14
1960 29 BAL RDT 76 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 9
1961 30 PIT LDT 76 14 9
1962* 31 PIT LDT 76 14 0 0 1 3 0 8
Career 112 1 49 0 49 0 0 0 7 3 0 1 79
5 yrs BAL 59 0 1 49 0 49 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 48
3 yrs RAM 25 0 0 0 2 0 0 14
2 yrs PIT 28 0 0 0 1 3 0 17

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1954 23 RAM RDT 78 11 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
1955 24 RAM RDT 78 12 2 32 0 17 16.0 32
Career 112 3 38 0 17 12.7 38

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1960 29 BAL RDT 76 12 1 2
Career 112 1 2

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7 Gary Larsen, Joe Klecko, Hugh Douglas, Osi Umenyiora, Mike Reid, Darrell Russell, Kris Jenkins, Gerry Philbin, Albert Haynesworth, Norm Willey
8 Joe Klecko, Gerry Philbin, Sam Adams, Albert Haynesworth, Lyle Alzado, Doug English, Gary Larsen, Pat Holmes, Alfred Williams, Darrell Russell
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10 Gerry Philbin, John Henderson, Joe Klecko, Doug English, Sam Adams, Fred Dean*, Charlie Johnson, Gary Larsen, Patrick Kerney, Michael Carter
Career John Henderson, Gerry Philbin, Doug English, Charlie Johnson, Michael Carter, Joe Klecko, Jevon Kearse, Gary Larsen, Rulon Jones, Ray Krouse

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1958
1959
1962

First-Team All-Pro
1958
1959

Approximate Value
1958 NFL 18 (1)

Fumbles Recovered
1959 NFL 3 (9)

Long Intercep. Return
1959 NFL 49 (4)

Safeties
1960 NFL 1 (1/18)
Career 1 (72)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19581st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19581st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19581st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19581st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19581st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19591st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19591st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19591st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19601st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19601st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19601st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19611st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.