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Steelers Great Andy Russell Passes at 82

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost an all-time great champion this week.

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PITTSBURGH -- A crucial member of some of the best Pittsburgh Steelers teams in history has passed away this week. According to a report from WTAE in Pittsburgh, former Steelers linebacker Andy Russell has died. He was 82 years old. 

Russell, a former 16th-round draft pick of the Steelers in 1963, played his entire career in black and gold. He accounted for 38 sacks and 18 interceptions in 168 games. 

He missed the second year of his professional football career to serve in the United States Army and in 1973, after one of the finest seasons on the field of his career, he won the Alan Page Community Award. 

Russell earned seven Pro Bowl selections and Second-Team All-Pro honors in 1972. He won two, back-to-back Super Bowl titles with the Steelers, helping taking home victories in Super Bowl IX and Super Bowl X.  

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. 

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