Big Daddy Lipscomb, the Wrestler
December 5th, 2008 | Published in Player Bios
Occasionally I pick a random player and do an internet search on him. My pick today was Gene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb, the Colts and Steelers defensive tackle whose famous line was “I just wrap my arms around the whole backfield and peel ’em one by one until I get to the ball carrier. Him I keep.”
My search turned up this wrestling article. It seems Big Daddy did a little wrestling in the off-season. A bit of trivia from the article: Big Daddy got his nickname because if he couldn’t remember someone’s name, he called him Little Daddy.
Pictured is Big Daddy’s 1960 Topps card. You can see all of his cards in the Vintage Football Card Gallery.
Give it a try! Pick an old player from your favorite team and do a search. Let me know if you find anything interesting.
