Russell Hairston
Russell Jonathan Hairston
Born: February 10, 1964
Position: DB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 208
College: Kentucky
High School: Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt, MD)
Career: 1987-1990
Russell Hairston played from 1987 to 1990 during his career with the New England Steamrollers, Pittsburgh Gladiators, Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commandos. Hairston intercepted 5 passes for 57 yards in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 1 |
| 1987 | Arena Pittsburgh Gladiators | 67 | 1126 | 16.8 | 18 | |
| 1988 | Arena New England Steamrollers | 11 | 155 | 14.1 | 4 | |
| 1988 | Arena Pittsburgh Gladiators | 25 | 327 | 13.1 | 4 | |
| 1990 | Arena Washington Commandos | 13 | 158 | 12.2 | 3 | |
| NFL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Arena League | 116 | 1766 | 15.2 | 0 | 29 | |
| Totals | 118 | 1782 | 15.1 | 11 | 30 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Arena New England Steamrollers | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| 1990 | Arena Washington Commandos | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Arena Pittsburgh Gladiators | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 1 | |
| 1988 | Arena Pittsburgh Gladiators | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 | Arena Pittsburgh Gladiators | 17.5 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | Arena New England Steamrollers | 9.5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | Arena Pittsburgh Gladiators | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | Arena Washington Commandos | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arena League | 75 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 55 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1987 | Arena Pittsburgh Gladiators | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | ||||||||
| 1988 | Arena New England Steamrollers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1988 | Arena Pittsburgh Gladiators | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1990 | Arena Washington Commandos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Arena League | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | |
| Totals | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 2 |
| 1987 | Arena | Pittsburgh Gladiators | 6 | |
| 1988 | Arena | New England Steamrollers | 6 | |
| 1988 | Arena | Pittsburgh Gladiators | 5 | |
| 1990 | Arena | Washington Commandos | 5 |
Awards
1987 - Arena Most Valuable Player
Honors
1987 - Arena All-Arena (First-Team)
