Bobby Sippio

Bio

Former Orlando Predators and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver and kick returner Bobby Sippio joins the Pirates as a Senior Offensive Assistant.

Sippio attended Osceola High School in Kissimmee, FL where he played football and basketball. He went on to play three seasons at Western Kentucky where he was an All-Ohio Valley Conference selection in 1999 and a Division 1-AA All-American in 2000.

Sippio finished his career with the Hilltoppers as the school record holder with 19 interceptions and 357 yards in returns, setting single-season marks with 10 interceptions with 236 return yards in 2000 when he became the first consensus All-American in WKU history. He also had 179 total stops, 41 passes broken up and eight career returns for touchdowns (five interceptions, two punts and a fumble).
Sippio ended his junior campaign with 38 tackles, one sack, five interceptions and six passes defended.

After not being selected in the 2002 NFL Draft, he signed with the Peoria Pirates in the af2 and was the league’s Ironman of the Year. He later joined the Greensboro Prowlers before signing with the Miami Dolphins for a short stint.

2005 saw him in the Arena Football League with the Dallas Desperados. Sippio played in 15 games as a rookie with Dallas, recording 75 receptions for 1,217 yards and 32 touchdowns. He also posted 25.0 tackles, two interceptions and three passes broken up. In year two with Dallas Sippio played in 16 games, with 61 receptions for 863 yards and 22 touchdowns and added 30.5 tackles, two interceptions and nine passes broken up. He scored touchdowns in five different ways during the season, receiving, rushing, interception return, fumble return and kickoff return.

Sippio began 2006 with the Tampa Bay Storm playing in nine games with 55 receptions for 666 yards and 18 touchdowns, He was later claimed by the Chicago Rush.

After signing with Chicago, Sippio changed positions from WR/DB to Offensive Specialist. He finished the 2006 season with 93 receptions for 1,320 yards and 35 touchdowns for the AFL Champions. In 2007 he was a First-team All-Arena performer.  His success led him back to the NFL.

In August of 2007 Sippio signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. He made the final roster, but was released and added to the practice squad. On September 11, 2007 he was activated and went on to play in nine regular season games returning one kick for six yards. After his release in August of 2008 he found his way back to the AFL.

In 2009 Sippio signed with the Chicago Slaughter, but the league halted operations.
That led him to the California Redwoods of the United Football League. He obtained his release as it was back to the NFL with the Detroit Lions for ten days. He returned to Florida and signed with the Tuskers of the UFL and played for Head Coach Jay Gruden.

In 2010 he came home to Orlando to play for the Predators where he played until 2012. In three seasons with the Predators he had 189 receptions for 2,478 yards and 59 touchdowns. In seven AFL seasons he had 539 receptions for 7,557 yards and 199 touchdowns. Sipoio later coached in Orlando serving as Offensive Coordinator.