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Louis Lipps is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and
New Orleans Saints.
He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1984 NFL Draft in the 1st round after a college football
career at The University of Southern Mississippi.
His teammate John Stallworth took him under his wing when he was a rookie.
In his first season, Lipps broke the National Football League record for punt return yardage by a rookie
with 656 yards.
Louis returned one punt for a touchdown and also caught 45 passes for 860 receiving yards and 9 receiving touchdowns.
He was named the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year at season's end and was also named to the AFC Pro Bowl team
for that year.
Lipps left the Steelers for one season to play for the New Orleans Saints in 1992
before retiring as a Steeler in 1993.
Lipps caught 359 passes for 6031 yards and 39 touchdowns in his career.
