Russ Meredith Explained

Russ Meredith

Office:

Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from Marion County

Term Start:

1939

Term End:

1942

Birth Name:

Russell Delmar Meredith

Birth Date:

27 June 1897

Birth Place:

Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S.

Death Place:

Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S.

Party:

Democratic

Education:

West Virginia University

Module:

Embed:	yes
Position:	Guard
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	11
Weight Lbs:	200
High School:	Fairmont Senior (Fairmont, West Virginia)
College:	West Virginia
Pastteams:	Louisville Brecks Cleveland Bulldogs
Statlabel1:	Games played
Statvalue1:	10
Statlabel2:	Games started
Statvalue2:	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.^[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

Baseball

External links

WVU Hall of Fame profile

Notes and References

Web site: Russell Meredith stats . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . March 29, 2018.
Web site: WVU Stats - Russ Meredith . WVUStats.com . March 29, 2018.
Web site: West Virginia: State House of Delegates, 1930s . . politicalgraveyard.com . March 30, 2020.
News: "Russ" Meredith to Coach Salem Next Fall. Hinton Daily News. May 27, 1929. 3. Newspapers.com. January 18, 2021.
Web site: Russell D. "Russ" Meredith (Class of 1969) . West Virginia Sports Writers Association . wvswa.org . January 18, 2021.