Shawn Vincent

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

Shawn Vincent
No. 43
Position:Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1968-06-02) June 2, 1968
Bellaire, Ohio
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Clairsville High School
College:University of Akron
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:10
Games started:1
Interceptions:2

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]

References
  1. "All-Conference: St. Clairsville". Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  2. "St. Clairsville to enshrine Hall of Famers tonight". Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  3. "Five More Inductees Complete OVAC 2012 Class". Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  4. "Ohio Valley Has Rich Super Bowl History". Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  5. Bouchette, Ed; Halvonik, Steve (1991-11-25). "Steelers welcome arrival of rookies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  6. "Transactions". New York Times. 1992-07-30. Retrieved 4 October 2013.


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