Former Steelers linebacker Andy Russell has died at 82. Steelers President Art Rooney II addressed Russell’s death in a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter, Saturday afternoon.

“RIP Andy Russell, an all-time Steelers great,” wrote Josh Yohe, who covers the Pittsburgh Penguins for The Athletic. “Incredibly intelligent, successful guy after football. Steelers royalt ...

Andy Russell was an inaugural member of the Steelers Hall of Honor as a member of the Class of 2017. Wrote Jack Ham, "Today, most players back into the Pro Bowl by playing mediocre football on good ...

Two-time Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Champion linebacker Andy Russell has ... Honor and Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was the team’s MVP in 1971. Russell was one of the few players ...

Former NFL linebacker Andy Russell ... hit pause on his football career for two years after his rookie season to fulfill his military commitment required as an ROTC member. Russell was named ...

Pittsburgh Steelers legend and member of the Steel Curtain Andy Russell has died at the age ... All-Time Team and to the Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame. His best known play might be in ...

Andy Russell retired after 1976, missing out on two more championships at the end of the decade, but he helped lay the foundation of one of football’s most revered institutions. When fans wave ...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Andy Russell ... The Missouri football program shared a post honoring Russell on its X account following news of his death. "The @MizzouFootball brotherhood ...

Russell was also a hero for the United States. Per his foundation's website, the linebacker took a break from football in the 1964 and 1965 seasons to serve as a Lieutenant in the Army.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Andy Russell passed away at the age of ... After graduation, he began announcing games for Pitt Football and Basketball as part of the sports broadcasting ...