Russell Delmar Meredith (June 27, 1897 – March 22, 1989) was an
American football
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guard
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in the
National Football League
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(NFL) and politician. He played a single season with the
Louisville Brecks
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The NFL intended for the Brecks to be ...
and the
Cleveland Bulldogs
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. He played
college football
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and
basketball
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at
West Virginia
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. As a politician, he served in the
West Virginia House of Delegates
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Organization
Regular sessions begin with ...
from 1939 to 1942.
Meredith was also the head coach for
Marshall
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Australia
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* Marshall, Saskatchewan
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'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
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.
Head coaching record
Football
Basketball
Baseball
References
External links
WVU Hall of Fame profile*
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1897 births
1989 deaths
20th-century American legislators
American football guards
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from West Virginia
Cleveland Bulldogs players
Coaches of American football from West Virginia
Fairmont Senior High School alumni
Louisville Brecks players
Marshall Thundering Herd baseball coaches
Marshall Thundering Herd football coaches
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball coaches
Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Sportspeople from Fairmont, West Virginia
Players of American football from West Virginia
Salem Tigers football coaches
West Virginia Mountaineers football coaches
West Virginia Mountaineers football players
West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players