Russell Gary

{{Short description|American football player (1959–2019)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| number = 20, 24, 38

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date|1959|07|31}}

| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|03|10|1959|07|31}}

| death_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 195

| high_school = Central
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)

| college = Nebraska

| draftyear = 1981

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 29

| pastteams =

• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1981|1986}})
• Philadelphia Eagles (1986-{{NFL Year|1987}})

|highlights =

• First-team All-Big Eight (1980)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 7

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 4

| statlabel3 = Sacks

| statvalue3 = 4.0

| pfr = GaryRu20

}}

Russell Craig Gary (July 31, 1959 – March 10, 2019){{cite web |title=New Orleans Saints mourn the loss of Russell Gary |url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/new-orleans-saints-mourn-the-loss-of-russell-gary |website=www.neworleanssaints.com |accessdate=March 13, 2019}} was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. In 1983, Gary was voted first-team All-Pro for the NFL. Russell also worked under head coacher Shannon Currier coaching the defensive backs at Concordia University, St. Paul.