Shawn Vincent

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Shawn Vincent
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1968-06-02) June 2, 1968 (age 56)
Bellaire, Ohio
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Clairsville High School
College: Akron
Undrafted: 1991
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:10
Games started:1
Interceptions:2

Shawn David Vincent (born June 2, 1968) is a former professional American football defensive back who played in the National Football League.

Vincent was born in Bellaire, Ohio. He attended St. Clairsville High School, where he was named all-conference as both quarterback and defensive back in 1986 [1] and accepted a scholarship to play college football for the University of Akron as a defensive back. [2] [3] He left Akron to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1991, [4] during which he intercepted two passes from decorated quarterback Warren Moon in a single game. [5] Vincent attended summer training with the Steelers prior to the 1992 season, but it was announced in July that he had left camp, [6] and he was not on the 1992 final roster. He was inducted into the OVAC Hall of Fame in 2012 [3] and the St. Clairsville High School Hall of Fame in 2013. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "All-Conference: St. Clairsville" . Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "St. Clairsville to enshrine Hall of Famers tonight" . Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Five More Inductees Complete OVAC 2012 Class" . Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ohio Valley Has Rich Super Bowl History" . Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ Bouchette, Ed; Halvonik, Steve (November 25, 1991). "Steelers welcome arrival of rookies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Transactions". New York Times. July 30, 1992. Retrieved October 4, 2013.


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