Semponius "Semp" Russ (April 16, 1878 – March 12, 1978) was an American

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. He competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended s ...

. He was also the

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

of the

Texas Longhorns The Texas Longhorns are the athletic teams representing the University of Texas at Austin. The teams are sometimes referred to as the Horns and take their name from Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas, and a ...

from 1898 to 1900; chosen for an all-time Texas team by R. W. Franklin.

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* 1878 births 1978 deaths American male tennis players Olympic tennis players for the United States Tennis players at the 1904 Summer Olympics American football quarterbacks Texas Longhorns football players Players of American football from Louisiana Tennis people from Louisiana 19th-century players of American football {{Quarterback-stub