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, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Clairsville (St. Clairsville, Ohio)
College: Akron
Undrafted: 1991
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:10
Games started:1
Interceptions:2
Player stats at PFR

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

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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