HEARTBROKEN:  A legend of the Pittsburgh Steelers, passes away at 82…….

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Great Andy Russell of the Pittsburgh Steelers passed away at the age of 82.

The two-time Super Bowl champion was a linebacker for the black and gold for 12 seasons, leaving his mark on the team’s history both

on and off the field.

After being selected in the 16th round out of Missouri, he became a member of the team in 1963. He completed two years of ROTC

duty in the Army following his rookie campaign.

In 1966, Russell returned to Pittsburgh, and the rest is history. He was a vital component of the 1970s Steel Curtain defense and was

selected seven times for the Pro Bowl, making six appearances in a row from 1970 to 1975. In 1972, he was also a member of the

second team All-Pro.

He concluded his professional life.

Russell founded the Andy Russell Charitable Foundation after his football career, and in 1989 he was elected Big Brothers and Sisters

Man of the Year.

The organization, as stated on its website, was established with the “mission and purpose of raising funds to primarily support services

and programs focused on children’s needs, nutrition initiatives, veteran’s services, cancer research, and the Departments of Urology

and Sports Medicine Concussion Program at UPMC.”

Missouri football wrote on social media site X, now known as Twitter, “The brotherhood of @MizzouFootball lost a great one with the

passing of 𝑨𝒏𝒅𝒚 𝑹𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒍.” Andy Russell is one of the best players in the game, having played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis, and

Columbia.”

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