Jack Russell
James Monroe Russell
Born: August 29, 1919
Nemo, TX USA
Deceased: January 16, 2006
Cleburne, TX
Position: E-DE
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 215
College: Baylor
High School: Cleburne (TX)
Career: 1946-1952
Drafted: 1943 in Round 3, #22 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers
Jack Russell played from 1946 to 1952 during his career with the New York Yankees, New York Yanks and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Russell caught 130 passes for 2,149 yards and 24 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 23 | 223 | 9.7 | 0 | 4 |
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 20 | 368 | 18.4 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 23 | 433 | 18.8 | 70 | 6 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 7 | 130 | 18.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 10 | 177 | 17.7 | 49 | 2 |
| 1951 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 47 | 818 | 17.4 | 0 | 9 |
| AAFC | 73 | 1154 | 15.8 | 70 | 13 | |
| NFL | 10 | 177 | 17.7 | 49 | 2 | |
| CFL | 47 | 818 | 17.4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Totals | 130 | 2149 | 16.5 | 70 | 24 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| AAFC | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 5 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| AAFC | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 33 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1951 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |||||||||
| AAFC | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| CFL | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| Totals | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 14 | 6 |
| 1947 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 14 | 14 |
| 1948 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 14 | 13 |
| 1949 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 12 | 12 |
| 1950 | NFL | New York Yanks | 11 | 0 |
| 1951 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 14 | |
| 1952 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 |
Honors
1946 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1946 - AAFC Associated Press All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1946 - AAFC Chicago Herald American All-NFL/AAFC (1st Team)
1947 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1947 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (1st Team)
1949 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1951 - CFL CFL West All-Star
