Russell Daugherity

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. He played football while attending the University of Illinois, where he was also captain of the basketball team. One of his Illinois teammates was Red Grange.

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

Daugherity was a salesman later in life, worked in the county highway department, He was chair of the LaSalle County Young Men's Republican Club. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.