Louis Lipps
Louis Adam Lipps Jr.
Born: August 9, 1962
New Orleans, LA USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
College: Southern Miss
High School: East St. John (Reserve, LA)
Career: 1984-1992
Drafted: 1984 in Round 1, #23 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Louis Lipps played from 1984 to 1992 during his career with the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers. Lipps caught 359 passes for 6,019 yards and 39 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 70.8 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 13 | 1 | 6 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 36 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 39 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 180 | 13.8 | 58 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 388 | 13.4 | 58 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 45 | 860 | 19.1 | 80 | 9 |
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 59 | 1134 | 19.2 | 51 | 12 |
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 38 | 590 | 15.5 | 48 | 3 |
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 164 | 14.9 | 27 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 50 | 973 | 19.5 | 89 | 5 |
| 1989 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 50 | 944 | 18.9 | 79 | 5 |
| 1990 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 50 | 682 | 13.6 | 37 | 3 |
| 1991 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 55 | 671 | 12.2 | 35 | 2 |
| 1992 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 359 | 6019 | 16.8 | 89 | 39 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 53 | 656 | 12.4 | 76 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 36 | 437 | 12.1 | 71 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 112 | 1234 | 11.0 | 76 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 237 | 18.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 246 | 17.6 | 26 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1989 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1990 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1991 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 4 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 8 |
| 1985 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 12 |
| 1987 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1990 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1991 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 14 |
| 1992 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 |
Awards
1984 - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
Honors
1984 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1985 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
