Russ Meredith
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, U.S. | ||||
| Died | March 22, 1989 (aged 91) Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||
| Spouse |
Helen Devol (m. 1933) | ||||
| Education | West Virginia University | ||||
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American football career | |||||
| 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 to 1942.[3]
Meredith was also the head coach for Marshall's football, baseball, and men's basketball teams. In addition, he was the line coach at West Virginia and the head football coach at Salem College.[4][5]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1924) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Marshall | 4–4 | |||||||
| Marshall: | 4–4 | ||||||||
| Salem Tigers (West Virginia Athletic Conference) (1929) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Salem | 2–6 | 2–5 | 8th | |||||
| Salem: | 2–6 | 2–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–10 | ||||||||
Basketball
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1924–1925) | |||||||||
| 1924–25 | Marshall | 12–6 | |||||||
| Marshall: | 12–6 (.667) | ||||||||
| Total: | 12–6 (.667) | ||||||||
Baseball
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1925) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Marshall | 4–5 | |||||||
| Marshall: | 4–5 (.444) | ||||||||
| Total: | 4–5 (.444) | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ ""Russ" Meredith to Coach Salem Next Fall". Hinton Daily News. May 27, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved January 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Russell D. "Russ" Meredith (Class of 1969)". wvswa.org. West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
External links
[edit]- WVU Hall of Fame profile
- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Russ Meredith at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1897 births
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- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from West Virginia
- Cleveland Bulldogs players
- Coaches of American football from West Virginia
- 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
- Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- Sportspeople from Fairmont, West Virginia
- Players of American football from West Virginia
- Salem Tigers football coaches
- West Virginia Mountaineers football coaches
- West Virginia Mountaineers football players
- West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players
- American athlete-politicians
- 20th-century members of the West Virginia Legislature