Russ Meredith
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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. | ||||||
| Party | Democratic | ||||||
| Spouse |
Helen Devol (m. 1933) | ||||||
| Education | West Virginia University | ||||||
| Football career | |||||||
| Profile | |||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |||||||
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 | edit source]Football
[edit | edit source]| 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 | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1925) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Marshall | 4–5 | |||||||
| Marshall: | 4–5 (.444) | ||||||||
| Total: | 4–5 (.444) | ||||||||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- WVU Hall of Fame profile
- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Russ Meredith at Find a GraveLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1989 deaths
- American football guards
- American men's basketball players
- Baseball coaches from West Virginia
- 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