Lake Russell (coach)

Lake Russell
Biographical details
Born	April 6, 1898
Died	December 26, 1980 (aged 82); McMinnville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924–1928	Carson–Newman
1929–1940	Mercer
1949–1953	Miami Beach Senior HS (FL) (assistant)
1954	Miami Beach Senior HS (FL)
Basketball
1929–1930	Mercer
1932–1934	Mercer
1936–1939	Mercer
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1931–1941	Mercer
Head coaching record
Overall	62–82–8 (college football)

Lake F. Russell (April 6, 1898 – December 26, 1980) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Carson–Newman College from 1924 to 1928 and compiled a record of 16–20–3.^[1] After leaving Carson–Newman, Russell coached at Mercer University from 1929 to 1940 and compiled a record of 46–61–5. He also served as head men's basketball coach at Mercer from 1929 to 1930, from 1932 to 1934 and again from 1936 to 1939.

Serving as an assistant coach since 1949, Russell was named head coach in 1954 at Miami Beach Senior High School in Miami Beach, Florida.^[2] He served as head coach at Miami Beach through August 1955 when he resigned to become the superintendent of the State Training & Agricultural School in Nashville, Tennessee.^[3]

A native of Ducktown, Tennessee, Russell graduated from Carson–Newman in 1925. He died on December 26, 1980, at River Park Hospital in McMinnville, Tennessee.^[4]

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Carson–Newman Parsons (Independent) (1924–1926)
1924	Carson–Newman	6–2
1925	Carson–Newman	2–3–2
1926	Carson–Newman	5–2
Carson–Newman Parsons (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1927–1928)
1927	Carson–Newman	2–8	1–4	5th
1928	Carson–Newman	1–6–1	0–4–1	6th
Carson–Newman:		16–21–3	1–8–1
Mercer Bears (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1929–1930)
1929	Mercer	2–7	2–5	26th
1930	Mercer	5–5	3–2	T–11th
Mercer Bears (Dixie Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931–1936)
1931	Mercer	7–2–1	1–2 / 6–2	8th / T–7th
1932	Mercer	7–2	3–0 / 4–1	1st / T–7th
1933	Mercer	4–3–2	2–0–1 / 0–0–1	T–2nd / T–29th
1934	Mercer	3–6–1	0–2–1 / 1–4	8th / T–25th
1935	Mercer	4–5	1–1 / 1–1	T–4th / T–15th
1936	Mercer	3–6–1	0–2–1 / 1–1–1	8th / T–18th
Mercer Bears (Dixie Conference) (1937–1940)
1937	Mercer	4–5	0–3	8th
1938	Mercer	3–6	0–3	8th
1939	Mercer	3–7	1–3	8th
1940	Mercer	1–7	0–3	T–6th
Mercer:		46–61–5
Total:		62–82–8
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ 2011 Carson–Newman Football Media Guide. Jefferson City, Tennessee: Carson–Newman College Department of Athletics. 2011. p. 62. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
^ Rubin, Don (September 5, 1954). "Results same with a difference". Miami Daily News. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
^ "Lake Russell quits as Beach coach". Miami Daily News. July 14, 1955. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
^ "Ex-commissioner of corrections dies". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. Associated Press. December 28, 1980. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Lake Russell at Find a Grave

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[1] 2011 Carson–Newman Football Media Guide. Jefferson City, Tennessee: Carson–Newman College Department of Athletics. 2011. p. 62. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

[2] Rubin, Don (September 5, 1954). "Results same with a difference". Miami Daily News. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

[3] "Lake Russell quits as Beach coach". Miami Daily News. July 14, 1955. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

[4] "Ex-commissioner of corrections dies". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. Associated Press. December 28, 1980. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

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