Russell Daugherity
 The Illio, 1927 | |
| Profile | |
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| Positions | Fullback, halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 31, 1902 Streator, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 17 1971 (aged 69) Duarte, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Illinois |
| Career history | |
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Russell S. "Pug" Daugherity (January 31, 1902 – March 1971) was a professional football player-coach in the National Football League (NFL) for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1927.
Early life and education
[edit]Daugherity was from Streator, Illinois, the son of Amelia Daugherity.[1] He played football while attending the University of Illinois,[2][3] where he was also captain of the basketball team.[4] One of his Illinois teammates was Red Grange.[5]
Career
[edit]After college, he was signed to the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1927. He coached basketball at the Rice Institute in Texas,[6] and a candidate for assistant football coach at his alma mater, Streator High School, in 1934.[7]
Daugherity was a salesman later in life, worked in the county highway department,[1] and ran for public office.[8] He was chair of the LaSalle County Young Men's Republican Club.[9] He served in the United States Navy during World War II.[1]
Personal life and legacy
[edit]He married Maude Pool in Michigan in 1948.[6] He died in 1971, at the age of 69, in Duarte, California.[5] In 1975, he and his older brother Byron were posthumously inducted into the Streator High School Athletic Hall of Fame.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Russell Daugherity Returns Home after 20 Months in Hawaii". The Times. May 8, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Signs to Play 'Pro' Football". The Times. September 15, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illini Trip Stagg's Maroons, 7-0; Daugherity Shows Power When Zuppmen Trample Over". The Daily Illini. November 7, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Daugherity, Former S. H. S. Star to Pilot Illini; Streator's Best Athlete Picked as Cage Captain". The Times. March 12, 1926. p. 7. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Russell Daughterity Succumbs". The Times. March 17, 1971. p. 5. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Streater Man Plights Troth; Russell Daugherity Weds Mrs. Maude Pool of Ottawa in Pontiac Rectory". The Times. May 14, 1948. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Russell Daugherity". The Times. July 10, 1934. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Daugherity is Candidate in Primaries; Streator Man Seeks Republican Nomination for County Clerk". The Times. February 24, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New GOP Clubs Will Be Formed; Russell Daugherity Active in Perfecting Large Organization". The Times. October 1, 1932. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "First Hall of Fame Banquet Thursday". The Times. October 13, 1975. p. 6. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- 1902 births
- 1971 deaths
- American football fullbacks
- American football halfbacks
- Frankford Yellow Jackets coaches
- Frankford Yellow Jackets players
- Illinois Fighting Illini football players
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Streator, Illinois
- Players of American football from Illinois
- People from Sierra Madre, California
- Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California
- American men's basketball players
- 20th-century American people