Russell J. Crane (1906/1907 - March 18, 1966) was an American college football player and coach and boxer.[1] He was a prominent guard for coach Robert Zuppke's Illinois Fighting Illini,[2] captain in 1929.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1906 or 1907 |
| Died | (aged 59) Monongalia County, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1927–1929 | Illinois |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1938 | Richmond (line) |
| 1946–1949 | Richmond (line) |
| 1950–1951 | Washington and Lee (line) |
| 1952–1963 | West Virginia (line) |
| 1964–1965 | West Virginia (OL) |
| Men's track and field | |
| 1942 | Richmond |
| 1947–1950 | Richmond |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
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Crane was an assistant football coach at the University of Richmond from 1935 to 1938. He turned to Richmond as line coach and head track coach in 1946.[4]
He died of pulmonary heart disease in Monongalia County, West Virginia, on March 18, 1966, at age 59.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Russ Crane To Make Bow As Ring Pro". Urbana Daily Courier. April 9, 1930.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (March 31, 2015). YOU CALL IT SPORTS, BUT I SAY IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE!. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781501122040.
- ^ "Captain". Daily Illini. September 7, 1929.
- ^ "Russ Crane to Coach Richmond Line". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Iowa City, Iowa. Associated Press. August 2, 1946. p. 9. Retrieved April 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM11-2WL : 27 February 2018), Russell J Crane, 18 Mar 1966; citing Monongalia County, West Virginia, County Records, v A-C p 28, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,904.
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