Russell Daugherity

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Russ Daugherity
The Illio, 1927
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PositionsFullback, halfback
Personal information
Born(1902-01-31)January 31, 1902
Streator, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMarch 17 1971 (aged 69)
Duarte, California, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
CollegeIllinois
Career history
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Russell S. "Pug" Daugherity (January 31, 1902 – March 1971) was a professional football player-coach in the National Football League (NFL) for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1927.

Early life and education

Daugherity was from Streator, Illinois, the son of Amelia Daugherity.[1] He played football while attending the University of Illinois,[2][3] where he was also captain of the basketball team.[4] One of his Illinois teammates was Red Grange.[5]

Career

After college, he was signed to the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1927. He coached basketball at the Rice Institute in Texas,[6] and a candidate for assistant football coach at his alma mater, Streator High School, in 1934.[7]

Daugherity was a salesman later in life, worked in the county highway department,[1] and ran for public office.[8] He was chair of the LaSalle County Young Men's Republican Club.[9] He served in the United States Navy during World War II.[1]

Personal life and legacy

He married Maude Pool in Michigan in 1948.[6] He died in 1971, at the age of 69, in Duarte, California.[5] In 1975, he and his older brother Byron were posthumously inducted into the Streator High School Athletic Hall of Fame.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Russell Daugherity Returns Home after 20 Months in Hawaii". The Times. May 8, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Signs to Play 'Pro' Football". The Times. September 15, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Illini Trip Stagg's Maroons, 7-0; Daugherity Shows Power When Zuppmen Trample Over". The Daily Illini. November 7, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Daugherity, Former S. H. S. Star to Pilot Illini; Streator's Best Athlete Picked as Cage Captain". The Times. March 12, 1926. p. 7. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Russell Daughterity Succumbs". The Times. March 17, 1971. p. 5. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "Streater Man Plights Troth; Russell Daugherity Weds Mrs. Maude Pool of Ottawa in Pontiac Rectory". The Times. May 14, 1948. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Russell Daugherity". The Times. July 10, 1934. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Daugherity is Candidate in Primaries; Streator Man Seeks Republican Nomination for County Clerk". The Times. February 24, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "New GOP Clubs Will Be Formed; Russell Daugherity Active in Perfecting Large Organization". The Times. October 1, 1932. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "First Hall of Fame Banquet Thursday". The Times. October 13, 1975. p. 6. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.