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American football player and politician (1897–1989)

Russ Meredith

Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from Marion County

In office
1939–1942

Personal details

Born

Russell Delmar Meredith
(1897-06-27)June 27, 1897
Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S.

Died

March 22, 1989(1989-03-22) (aged 91)
Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S.

Political party

Democratic

Spouse

Helen Devol (m. 1933)

Education

West Virginia University

American football player

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

Louisville Brecks (1923)
Cleveland Bulldogs (1925)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	10
Games started:	0

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. He played college football and basketball at West Virginia. As a politician, he served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1939 to 1942.

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.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1924–1925)
1924–25	Marshall	12–6
Marshall:		12–6 (.667)
Total:		12–6 (.667)

Baseball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
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.
""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

WVU Hall of Fame profile
Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
Russ Meredith at Find a Grave

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