Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty AV Awards
1963 22 PIT NFL RLB 14 13 3 20 0 10 1 1 2 0 2.0 0 7
1964 Did not play - Military service
1966 25 PIT NFL RLB 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 0 6
1967 26 PIT NFL RLB 14 13 3 50 0 42 0 0 0 0 2.5 0 7
1968 27 PIT NFL RLB 14 14 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 6.5 0 7 PB
1969 28 PIT NFL RLB 14 14 2 48 0 26 0 0 0 0 5.0 0 6
1970 29 PIT NFL RLB 14 14 3 64 0 37 0 1 0 0 2.0 0 10 PB
1971 30 PIT NFL RLB 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2.0 0 10 PB
1972 31 PIT NFL RLB 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1.0 0 15 PB,AP-2
1973 32 PIT NFL RLB 14 14 3 54 1 45 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 12 PB
1974 33 PIT NFL RLB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.0 0 10 PB
1975 34 PIT NFL RLB 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 11 PB
1976 35 PIT NFL RLB 14 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 8
12 Yrs 168 162 18 238 1 45 1 10 5 0 38.0 0 109
17 Game Avg 17 16 2 24 0 45 0 1 1 0 3.8 0 11
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Sfty Awards
1972 31 PIT NFL RLB 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1973 32 PIT NFL RLB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1974 33 PIT NFL RLB 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4 0
1975 34 PIT NFL RLB 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 93 1 1.0 5 0
1976 35 PIT NFL RLB 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0
5 Yrs 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 93 1 3.0 9 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 144 2 4.6 14 0
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV Awards
196625PITRLB3414130212076.0126
196726PITRLB341413069702616.21477
Career1681620810902613.6352109

Kicking

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM XPA XPM XP% Awards
1966 25 PIT NFL RLB 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0
12 Yrs 168 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0
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Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1966 25 PIT NFL RLB 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 0.5
1973 32 PIT NFL RLB 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4 PB
12 Yrs 168 162 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 0.1
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1
Scoring Summary Table
PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1975 34 PIT NFL RLB 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.0
5 Yrs 11 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.5

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Hall of Fame Monitor

PFR HOF Monitor: 56.60 (31st among OLB, average HOF OLB is 103.48)

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Andy Russell born?

Andy Russell was born on October 29, 1941.

Where was Andy Russell born?

Andy Russell was born in Detroit, MI.

How tall was Andy Russell?

Andy Russell was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Andy Russell weigh when playing?

Andy Russell weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

Is Andy Russell in the Hall of Fame?

Andy Russell has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Andy Russell play?

Andy Russell played 168 games over his career.

How many sacks did Andy Russell have?

Andy Russell had 38.0 sacks over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Andy Russell won?

Andy Russell won 2 Super Bowls.

When did Andy Russell retire?

Andy Russell last played in 1976.