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JACK RUSSELL

Russell, James Monroe
Height: 6-1 Weight: 215
Born: August 29, 1919 Nemo, TX

Year	College	Status
1939	Baylor
1940	Baylor	Lettered
1941	Baylor	Lettered

Draft: 3rd round (22nd overall) 1943 Pittsburgh Steelers

Military Service: United States Army Air Forces

NFL Playoff Statistics

Coaching Record

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC	53	LOE-LDE	13	6
1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC	53	LOE-LDE	14	14
1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC	53	LOE-LDE	14	14
1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC	53	LOE	12	12
1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL	16	LDE-LOE	11	11
1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1951 SAS WIFU	29	E	14
5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL			64	57
1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL			14

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	4/8/1943	1943 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1943 PIT NFL
Signed		1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC
Free Agent	5/1/1951	1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL
Signed		1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1951 SAS WIFU
Injured List		1952 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1952 SAS WIFU
Free Agent		1952 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1952 SAS WIFU

AWARDS
1946 Sportswriters, Inc. All-Pro

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC	4	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	24
1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	18
1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC	6	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	36
1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	12
1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	18
1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1951 SAS WIFU	9	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	45
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	18	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	108
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	9	0	0					0	0		0	0	45

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC		23		223	9.7		4
1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC		20		368	18.4		2
1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC		23		433	18.8	70t	6
1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC		7		130	18.6		1
1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL		10		177	17.7	49t	2		4	2	0
1951 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1951 SAS WIFU		47		818	17.4		9
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		83		1331	16.0	70t	15		4	2	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL		47		818	17.4		9

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC	1	33	33.0	33	0
1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC	1	0	0.0	0	0
1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC	1	5	5.0	5	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3	38	12.7	33	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC	4		66	16.5		0
1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL	2		8	4.0	5	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	6		74	12.3	5	0	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC							1
1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC							1
1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL	0	0	0	3	3	8	1
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	0	0	3	3	8	3

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