Darrell Russell (other)
Darrell Russell may refer to: * Darrell Russell (drag racer) (1968–2004), former NHRA rookie of the year killed in a car crash during a race * Darrell Russell (American football) (1976–2005), former NFL Pro Bowl defensive lineman killed in a car crash * Darel Russell Darel Francis Roy G. Russell (born 22 October 1980) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. Russell began his career with Norwich City in 1997 and played 147 times for the Canaries before joining Stoke City in 2003. He was ...

Darrell Russell (drag Racer)
Darrell J. Russell (September 20, 1968 – June 27, 2004) was an American National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racer. He was the 2001 NHRA Rookie Of The Year. At the time, he was the third driver to win in his Professional class debut. Before becoming a driver in NHRA's Professional class of Top Fuel Dragster, he competed for several years in NHRA's Sportsman (amateur) class of Top Alcohol Dragster, a slower version of Top Fuel. In four seasons of competition driving Joe Amato's NHRA Top Fuel Dragster, he compiled a record of 106 round wins versus 75 losses. He won six events and was runner-up at 11 others, out of 81 events entered. Death In 2004 at the NHRA Sears Craftsman Nationals at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois, near St. Louis, he was competing in the second round of eliminations against Scott Kalitta when his dragster went out of control and crashed just past the finish line. When the NHRA safety team got to Russell, he was unconscious, but ...
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Darrell Russell (American Football)
Darrell Anthony Russell, Jr. (May 27, 1976 – December 15, 2005) was an American football defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He died in a car crash near Los Angeles after being indefinitely banned from the NFL for repeated violations of the league's substance abuse policy. Early life Darrell Anthony Russell, Jr. was born in Pensacola, Florida. His mother, Eleanor Russell, divorced in 1986 from Darrell Anthony Russell Sr. when their only child was four years old, and moved from Florida to Southern California. Russell grew up in a rough part of San Diego just a few blocks from Lincoln Kennedy. Russell graduated from St. Augustine High School. College career Russell attended the University of Southern California and, after a dominant 1996 season that featured 19 tackles for loss, was taken second overall in the 1997 NFL Draft by Al Davis and the Raiders. At , 320-pounds Russell ran the 40-yard dash in 4.8 second ...
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