Russell Stuvaints
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Russell Stuvaints, is an American football
defensive back
for Team Arkansas of the All American Football League
, and formerly for the Pittsburgh Steelers
of the National Football League
.
where he played football
for the Tigers under the guidance of coach
George Smith. He holds several school records at McKeesport.
and was a student and a letterman in football
. In football, as a junior, he was a second team All-Gateway Football Conference
selection and an Honorable Mention All-America
selection. As a senior, he was an All-Gateway Conference Honorable Mention selection.
, Russell performed most notably on special teams throughout his NFL career. He was a member of the Super Bowl XL
champion Steelers although he sat out due to a knee injury. He was released by the Steelers following the 2005 season
.
. Stuvaints, who was shot once in the right hip, was one of five people wounded during the incident. The next day, police arrested Tyrone Watson, a 27-year-old from McKeesport, and charged him with five counts of aggravated assault, five counts of reckless endangerment, and one count of carrying an unlicensed firearm.
Stuvaints attended the preliminary hearing and told the judges that Tyrone Watson was not the shooter nor was he present in Nigro's. The Judge finally listened to all 5 people that were shot all testified that Watson was not the shooter.
Tyrone Watson was also found not guilty of the shooting, it was also found that he was not even present in the bar at the time.
Russell Stuvaints is currently staying in a home in White-Oak with his on/off fiance Melissa Perez [two children) Valdez [Russell] Stuvaints and Jordan [Felix] Stuvaints.
His 13-year-old niece [Roslyn Stuvaints] lives in Glassport and is now attending South Allegheny High School.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
defensive back
Defensive back
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
for Team Arkansas of the All American Football League
All American Football League
The All American Football League was a proposed professional American football league. The league, which was to combine a professional pay structure with the requirement that all players be college graduates, had originally been scheduled to start in the spring of 2007, but later postponed its...
, and formerly for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
.
High school career
Stuvaints attended McKeesport Area High SchoolMcKeesport Area High School
McKeesport Area High School is a public high school located in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, in the United States.The school, which is located at 1960 Eden Park Boulevard, serves students from Dravosburg, McKeesport, South Versailles, Versailles, and White Oak....
where he played football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
for the Tigers under the guidance of coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
George Smith. He holds several school records at McKeesport.
College years
Russell attended Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown State University
Youngstown State University, founded in 1908, is an urban research university located in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. As of fall 2010, there were 15,194 students and a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. It is recognized as being one of the premier schools in the country, comparable to Ivy League...
and was a student and a letterman in football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
. In football, as a junior, he was a second team All-Gateway Football Conference
Gateway Football Conference
The Missouri Valley Football Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a football-only conference.-History:The Missouri Valley Football Conference has a convoluted history...
selection and an Honorable Mention All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
selection. As a senior, he was an All-Gateway Conference Honorable Mention selection.
NFL
Although billed as a defensive backDefensive back
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
, Russell performed most notably on special teams throughout his NFL career. He was a member of the Super Bowl XL
Super Bowl XL
Super Bowl XL was an American football game pitting the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers against the National Football Conference champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League champion for the 2005 season...
champion Steelers although he sat out due to a knee injury. He was released by the Steelers following the 2005 season
2005 NFL season
The 2005 NFL season was the 86th regular season of the National Football League.With the New England Patriots as the defending league champions, regular season play was held from September 8, 2005 to January 1, 2006...
.
Shooting
On June 1, 2008, Stuvaints was injured during an altercation at Nigro's Restaurant in North Versailles, PennsylvaniaNorth Versailles, Pennsylvania
North Versailles is a first class township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,229 at the 2010 census.-History:...
. Stuvaints, who was shot once in the right hip, was one of five people wounded during the incident. The next day, police arrested Tyrone Watson, a 27-year-old from McKeesport, and charged him with five counts of aggravated assault, five counts of reckless endangerment, and one count of carrying an unlicensed firearm.
Stuvaints attended the preliminary hearing and told the judges that Tyrone Watson was not the shooter nor was he present in Nigro's. The Judge finally listened to all 5 people that were shot all testified that Watson was not the shooter.
Tyrone Watson was also found not guilty of the shooting, it was also found that he was not even present in the bar at the time.
Russell Stuvaints is currently staying in a home in White-Oak with his on/off fiance Melissa Perez [two children) Valdez [Russell] Stuvaints and Jordan [Felix] Stuvaints.
His 13-year-old niece [Roslyn Stuvaints] lives in Glassport and is now attending South Allegheny High School.