Doug Russell (American football)

American football player (1911–1995)

Doug Russell
Career information
Born:	June 11, 1911 Bulger, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	October 10, 1995(1995-10-10) (aged 84) Lebanon, Missouri, U.S.
Position(s)	FB / HB / QB
College	Kansas State
Career history
As player
1934–1939	Chicago Cardinals
1939	Cleveland Rams

Career highlights and awards
NFL rushing yards leader (1935) First-team All-Big Six (1933) Second-team All-Big Six (1932)

Dougal Russell Jr. (June 11, 1911 – October 10, 1995) was a professional American football player. In the 1935 NFL season, Russell led the league in rushing yards with 499. On November 27, 1938, during a game against the Cleveland Rams, Russell threw a 98-yard touchdown pass to Gaynell Tinsley.

References

"NFL Rushing Yards Year-by-Year Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
Kirksey, George (November 28, 1938). "'Skins-Giants Stage Fight For Pro Lead". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 23. Retrieved September 23, 2016 – via Google News.
Cardinals franchise passing records Arizona Cardinals. Retrieved September 23, 2016.

External links

v t e NFL annual rushing yards leaders (Jim Brown Award)
1932: Battles 1933: Musick 1934: Feathers 1935: Russell 1936: Leemans 1937: Battles 1938: B. White 1939: Osmanski 1940: B. White 1941: Manders 1942: Dudley 1943: Paschal 1944: Paschal 1945: Van Buren 1946: Dudley 1947: Van Buren 1948: Van Buren 1949: Van Buren 1950: Motley 1951: Price 1952: Towler 1953: Perry 1954: Perry 1955: Ameche 1956: Casares 1957: J. Brown 1958: J. Brown 1959: J. Brown 1960: J. Brown 1961: J. Brown 1962: Ji. Taylor 1963: J. Brown 1964: J. Brown 1965: J. Brown 1966: Sayers 1967: Kelly 1968: Kelly 1969: Sayers 1970: L. Brown 1971: Little 1972: Simpson 1973: Simpson 1974: Armstrong 1975: Simpson 1976: Simpson 1977: Payton 1978: Campbell 1979: Campbell 1980: Campbell 1981: Rogers 1982: McNeil 1983: Dickerson 1984: Dickerson 1985: Allen 1986: Dickerson 1987: C. White 1988: Dickerson 1989: Okoye 1990: Sanders 1991: Smith 1992: Smith 1993: Smith 1994: Sanders 1995: Smith 1996: Sanders 1997: Sanders 1998: Davis 1999: James 2000: James 2001: Holmes 2002: Williams 2003: Lewis 2004: Martin 2005: Alexander 2006: Tomlinson 2007: Tomlinson 2008: Peterson 2009: Johnson 2010: Foster 2011: Jones-Drew 2012: Peterson 2013: McCoy 2014: Murray 2015: Peterson 2016: Elliott 2017: Hunt 2018: Elliott 2019: Henry 2020: Henry 2021: Jo. Taylor 2022: Jacobs 2023: McCaffrey
Starting in 2022, the rushing yards leader is officially given the Jim Brown Award

NFL annual rushing yards leaders (Jim Brown Award)

1932: Battles
1933: Musick
1934: Feathers
1935: Russell
1936: Leemans
1937: Battles
1938: B. White
1939: Osmanski
1940: B. White
1941: Manders
1942: Dudley
1943: Paschal
1944: Paschal
1945: Van Buren
1946: Dudley
1947: Van Buren
1948: Van Buren
1949: Van Buren
1950: Motley
1951: Price
1952: Towler
1953: Perry
1954: Perry
1955: Ameche
1956: Casares
1957: J. Brown
1958: J. Brown
1959: J. Brown
1960: J. Brown
1961: J. Brown
1962: Ji. Taylor
1963: J. Brown
1964: J. Brown
1965: J. Brown
1966: Sayers
1967: Kelly
1968: Kelly
1969: Sayers
1970: L. Brown
1971: Little
1972: Simpson
1973: Simpson
1974: Armstrong
1975: Simpson
1976: Simpson
1977: Payton
1978: Campbell
1979: Campbell
1980: Campbell
1981: Rogers
1982: McNeil
1983: Dickerson
1984: Dickerson
1985: Allen
1986: Dickerson
1987: C. White
1988: Dickerson
1989: Okoye
1990: Sanders
1991: Smith
1992: Smith
1993: Smith
1994: Sanders
1995: Smith
1996: Sanders
1997: Sanders
1998: Davis
1999: James
2000: James
2001: Holmes
2002: Williams
2003: Lewis
2004: Martin
2005: Alexander
2006: Tomlinson
2007: Tomlinson
2008: Peterson
2009: Johnson
2010: Foster
2011: Jones-Drew
2012: Peterson
2013: McCoy
2014: Murray
2015: Peterson
2016: Elliott
2017: Hunt
2018: Elliott
2019: Henry
2020: Henry
2021: Jo. Taylor
2022: Jacobs
2023: McCaffrey

Starting in 2022, the rushing yards leader is officially given the Jim Brown Award

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