Torrance Albert Russell, Jr. (January 23, 1916 – February 1, 1997) was an
American football offensive lineman
In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numbe ...
in the
National Football League (NFL) for the
Washington Redskins. He played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at
Auburn University
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
and was selected in the eighth round of the
1939 NFL draft
The 1939 National Football League Draft was held on December 9, 1938, at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected center Ki Aldrich.
Player selections
Round one
...
.
His interment was located in Birmingham's
Elmwood Cemetery.
References
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1916 births
1997 deaths
American football tackles
Auburn Tigers football players
Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama
Washington Redskins players
Burials at Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)
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