Eugene ("Big Daddy") Lipscomb, defensive tackle for the Baltimore Colts, was the most feared lineman in professional football. He was 6 feet 6 inches tall and played at 303 pounds: When asked how he went about his job, he replied that he just reached out and grabbed a handful of the opposing players and discarded them one-by-one until he found the man with the ball. Lipscomb was a legend off the field too. He consumed straight V.O. blended whiskey by the water glass full, and he had a drug habit to match his size. "I'm a B and B man — booze and broads," Lipscomb bragged. Lipscomb was a material man: "I didn't mind losing the second wife as much as the '56 Mercury to her. I loved that car. It was the first decent car I ever owned." He replaced the Mercury with a yellow Cadillac...