| Russ Crane | |
| Death Place: | Monongalia County, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1927–1929 |
| Player Team2: | Illinois |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1935–1938 |
| Coach Team2: | Richmond (line) |
| Coach Years3: | 1946–1949 |
| Coach Team3: | Richmond (line) |
| Coach Years4: | 1950–1951 |
| Coach Team4: | Washington and Lee (line) |
| Coach Years5: | 1952–1963 |
| Coach Team5: | West Virginia (line) |
| Coach Years6: | 1964–1965 |
| Coach Team6: | West Virginia (OL) |
| Coach Sport7: | Men's track and field |
| Coach Years8: | 1942 |
| Coach Team8: | Richmond |
| Coach Years9: | 1947–1950 |
| Coach Team9: | Richmond |
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Russell J. Crane (1906/1907 - March 18, 1966) was an American college football player and coach and boxer.[1] He was a prominent guard for coach Robert Zuppke's Illinois Fighting Illini,[2] captain in 1929.[3]
Crane was an assistant football coach at the University of Richmond from 1935 to 1938. He turned to Richmond as line coach and head track coach in 1946.[4]
He died of pulmonary heart disease in Monongalia County, West Virginia, on March 18, 1966, at age 59.[5]