Russ Crane (American football)
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Born1906 or 1907
Died (aged 59)
Monongalia County, West Virginia, U.S.
Monongalia County, West Virginia, U.S.
1927–1929Illinois
Position(s)Guard
| 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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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]
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]
