About J. Russell Townsend
Lived 1884 – 1969 (aged 85). J. Russell Townsend was an American basketball coach.
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 seasons, from 1917 to 1918, and compiling a record of 2–9–1. 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. He died on December 8, 1969, at Winona Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Who was J. Russell Townsend?
American football and basketball coach
When was J. Russell Townsend born?
J. Russell Townsend was born on 1 October 1884 in Tama County.
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J. Russell Townsend died on 8 December 1969 in Indianapolis.
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J. Russell Townsend was a basketball coach.
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J. Russell Townsend was American.
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