Russell Gary
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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Born: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | July 31, 1959||||||||
Died: | March 10, 2019 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 59)||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1981 / round: 2 / pick: 29 | ||||||||
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Russell Craig Gary (July 31, 1959 – March 10, 2019)[1] was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Nebraska. In 1983, Gary was voted First-team All Pro for the NFL. Russell also worked under head coacher Shannon Currier coaching the defensive backs at Concordia University, St. Paul.
References
- ^ "New Orleans Saints mourn the loss of Russell Gary". www.neworleanssaints.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "Russell Gary Career Splits". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 23 June 2013.