Russell Maryland
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 22, 1969 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 308 lb (140 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Chicago (IL) Young | ||||||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Sacks: | 24.5 |
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| Tackles: | 375 |
| Forced fumbles: | 9 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
| Touchdowns: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Russell James Maryland (born March 22, 1969) is a former professional American football player. He played defensive tackle for ten seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cowboys first overall in the 1991 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Miami Hurricanes.
Maryland was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, where he played high school football at Whitney Young High School. He was not highly recruited and the only major college program to offer him a scholarship was the University of Miami.
In 1989 he was named third team All-American. As a senior in 1990, he registered 96 tackles and 10½ quarterback sacks for the Hurricanes. He was named All-American, College Football Lineman of the Year by the UPI and became the first Hurricane player ever to receive the Outland Trophy for the best lineman in college.
Maryland finished his college career with 279 tackles, 25 tackles for losses and 20.5 quarterback sacks, while helping his team win two national championships, four bowl games, a perfect home record and a 44-4 overall record.
Prior to his graduation from Miami, Russell was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society, the highest honor bestowed by the university.
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