Louis Lipps was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 1984 NFL draft after a college football career at the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.
26 Facts About Louis Lipps
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Louis Lipps's role expanded in 1981, when he made 9 catches for 181 yards and 1 touchdown, while returning 7 punts for 31 yards.
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Louis Lipps had a breakout season in 1982, tallying 38 receptions for 468 yards and 2 touchdowns, along with 2 carries for 10 yards.
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Louis Lipps excelled on special teams, returning 23 punts for 280 yards and scoring 1 punt return touchdown.
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Louis Lipps continued to shine as a return specialist, amassing 40 punt returns for 460 yards.
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Louis Lipps's teammate John Stallworth took him under his wing when he was a rookie.
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Louis Lipps returned one punt for a touchdown and caught 45 passes for 860 receiving yards and 9 receiving touchdowns.
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Louis Lipps was named the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year at season's end and was named to the AFC team in the Pro Bowl for that year.
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Louis Lipps was named 1st Team All-Pro by the Newspaper Enterprise Association and the Pro Football Writers Association and 2nd Team All-Pro by the Associated Press.
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Louis Lipps earned a second straight trip to the Pro Bowl.
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One of his injuries occurred against the defending Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears, where he took an elbow to the face by Bears linebacker Otis Wilson, causing Louis Lipps to be ruled out for the remainder of the matchup.
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Across 13 games, Louis Lipps caught 38 passes for 590 yards and three touchdowns.
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Louis Lipps would be injured for much of the 1987 season.
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Louis Lipps appeared in only four games and caught 11 passes for 164 yards in what would be his only season in which he did not catch a single touchdown.
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Louis Lipps rebounded in 1988, finishing with 50 catches for 973 receiving yards and 5 touchdown catches including the Steel City Wonder, where he caught a ball in his facemask and scored.
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In 1989, Louis Lipps again led the team in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns and was named Team MVP for the second time.
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Louis Lipps' production began to decline with the team after 1989.
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Louis Lipps finished the season appearing in 14 games, managing to catch 50 passes for 682 yards and three touchdowns.
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In 1991, Louis Lipps caught 55 passes, the second most he had in a single season during his career for 671 yards and two touchdowns.
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Louis Lipps appeared in just three games during the 1992 season, recording one reception in total for one yard.
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Louis Lipps caught 359 passes for 6031 yards and 39 touchdowns in his career.
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Louis Lipps married his wife, Toni Seawright, a former Miss Mississippi beauty queen on June 10,1989 in Moss Point, Mississippi.
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On November 6,2021, Louis Lipps was arrested after his vehicle collided with a parked trailer on Ruth Street in Pittsburgh.
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Witnesses reported that Louis Lipps appeared unaware his truck had hit the trailer.
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Police noted that Louis Lipps exhibited signs of intoxication, including bloodshot eyes and difficulty maintaining balance.
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On February 11,2022, Louis Lipps entered an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program as part of a resolution to the case.