J. Russell Townsend
Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball, track and field |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
October 1884 Tama County, Iowa |
Died |
December, 8 1969 (aged 85) Indianapolis, Indiana |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1905–1906 | Coe |
Position(s) | End, halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1917–1918 | Wabash |
Basketball | |
1917–1919 | Wabash |
Baseball | |
1918 | Wabash |
Head coaching record | |
Overall |
2–9–1 (football) 16–14 (basketball) 5–5 (baseball) |
J. Russell Townsend (October 1884 – December, 8 1969) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the 21st head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, serving for two season, from 1917 to 1918, and compiling a record of 2–9–1.[1] He was also the head basketball coach at Wabash from 1917 to 1919, tallying a mark of 16–14.
Townsend was a graduate of Coe College, where he played college football.[2] He died on December 8, 1969, at Winona Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.[3]
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Wabash Little Giants (Independent) (1917–1918) | |||||||||
1917 | Wabash | 1–6–1 | |||||||
1918 | Wabash | 1–3 | |||||||
Wabash: | 2–9–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 2–9–1 |
References
- ↑ "Wabash College Football History". Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ↑ "J.R. Townsend". Coe College Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ↑ "J. R. Townsend Sr., Civic Leader, Dies". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. December 9, 1969. p. 37. Retrieved September 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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