Russ Meredith
Appearance
Russ Meredith | |||||
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Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from Marion County | |||||
In office 1939–1942 | |||||
Personal details | |||||
Born | Russell Delmar Meredith June 27, 1897 Fairmont, West Virginia | ||||
Died | March 22, 1989 Fairmont, West Virginia | (aged 91)||||
Political party | Democratic | ||||
Spouse |
Helen Devol (m. 1933) | ||||
Education | West Virginia University | ||||
American football career |
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Personal information | |||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Fairmont Senior (Fairmont, West Virginia) | ||||
College: | West Virginia | ||||
Position: | Guard | ||||
Career history | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Russell Delmar Meredith (June 27, 1897 – March 22, 1989) was an American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) and politician. He played a single season with the Louisville Brecks and the Cleveland Bulldogs.[1] He played college football and basketball at West Virginia.[2] As a politician, he served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1939–1942.[3]
Meredith was also the head coach for Marshall's football, baseball, and men's basketball teams.
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1924) | |||||||||
1924 | Marshall | 4–4 | |||||||
Marshall: | 4–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 4–4 |
Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1924–1925) | |||||||||
1924–25 | Marshall | 12–6 | |||||||
Marshall: | 12–6 (.667) | ||||||||
Total: | 12–6 (.667) |
Baseball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1925) | |||||||||
1925 | Marshall | 4–5 | |||||||
Marshall: | 4–5 (.444) | ||||||||
Total: | 4–5 (.444) |
References
- ^ "Russell Meredith stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ "WVU Stats - Russ Meredith". WVUStats.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ "West Virginia: State House of Delegates, 1930s". politicalgraveyard.com. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
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Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1989 deaths
- American football guards
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from West Virginia
- Cleveland Bulldogs players
- Fairmont Senior High School alumni
- Louisville Brecks players
- Marshall Thundering Herd baseball coaches
- Marshall Thundering Herd football coaches
- Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball coaches
- Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- People from Fairmont, West Virginia
- Players of American football from West Virginia
- West Virginia Democrats
- West Virginia Mountaineers football players
- West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players