Big Daddy Lipscomb: The NFL Giant Who Died at 31 Gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb revolutionized the NFL as a 6'6" defensive tackle who went straight from the Marines to pro football. At 11, he watched his mother get murdered. At 31, he died under mysterious circumstances—carrying her crime scene photos to the end. #BigDaddyLipscomb, #NFLHistory, #GeneLipscomb, #BaltimoreColts, #PittsburghSteelers, #BlackHistory, #FootballLegends, #1960s, #TrueStory, #UntoldStories, #NFLLegends, #Tragedy, #SportsHistor