Lafayette Russell
Encyclopedia
Lafayette H. "Reb" Russell (May 31, 1905 – March 16, 1978) was an American football
running back
in the National Football League
for the New York Giants
and the Philadelphia Eagles
. He played college football
at the University of Nebraska and Northwestern University
. He was also a small-time actor
, appearing in a series of low-budget Westerns
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at the University of Nebraska and Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. He was also a small-time actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, appearing in a series of low-budget Westerns
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
.
Filmography
- The Cheyenne Tornado (1935)
- Border VengeanceBorder VengeanceBorder Vengeance is a 1935 American western B movie directed by Ray Heinz, written by Forbes Parkhill based upon the novel The Return of the Muley Kid by R. Craig Christensen. The film had its premiere on June 1, 1935 and was released to theaters on June 5.-Background:The project starred former...
(1935) - Outlaw Rule (1935)
- Arizona Bad Man (1935)
- Blazing Guns (1935)
- Lightning Triggers (1935)
- Range WarfareRange Warfare- Cast :*Reb Russell as Reb Russell, aka The Whistler*Rebel as Rebel, Reb's Horse*Lucille Lund as Sue Callahan*Hal Taliaferro as Tommy Lord*Roger Williams as Jess Monroe*Slim Whitaker as Sheriff Curt Turner*Lafe McKee as Wade Callahan...
(1934) - Fighting Through (1934)
- The Man from Hell (1934)
- Fighting to LiveFighting to Live- Cast :*Marion Shilling as Mary Carson*Steve Pendleton as John Z. Blake*Reb Russell as Reb Collins, Mail-Coach Driver*Eddie Phillips as Joe Gilmore*Lloyd Ingraham as Judge Simmons*Henry Hall as Endicott*John Ince as Jake - Prosecuting Attorney...
(1934)