Russ Hathaway

Russell Grant Hathaway (January 14, 1896 – August 19, 1988) was a professional American football player who played 8 seasons in the early National Football League (NFL) for the Muncie Flyers, Dayton Triangles, Pottsville Maroons and Buffalo Bisons. A native of Terre Haute, Indiana, Hathaway attended Indiana University. In November 1917 Hathaway made a 27-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter for the Hoosiers only points that game. However, it was the first score ever made against Ohio State that season.

Russ Hathaway

Hathaway from The Arbutus 1917
Born:	(1896-01-14)January 14, 1896 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Died:	August 19, 1988(1988-08-19) (aged 92)[1] Clay City, Indiana, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Guard, Tackle
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	238 lb (108 kg)
College	Indiana
Career history
As player
1920	Muncie Flyers
1920–1922	Dayton Triangles
1922	Canton Bulldogs
1923–1924	Dayton Triangles
1925–1926	Pottsville Maroons
1927	Buffalo Bisons
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1922) Disputed NFL champion (1925) George Halas: 2nd team all-NFL (1922) Canton Daily News: 1st team all-NFL (1923) GB Press-Gazette: 2nd team all-NFL (1923)
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com

Hathaway made his National Football League debut in 1920 with the Muncie Flyers. In 1922, Hathaway led the NFL with 9 extra points.^[2] Also in 1922 he helped the Canton Bulldogs win the 1922 NFL Championship. In 1925 he and the Pottsville Maroons won the 1925 NFL Championship, before the title was stripped from the team due to a still-disputed rules violation. He later said that during his time with Pottsville, he was receiving $100 for playing in just one game, while the local miners working there did not make that in a month.^[3]

References

• Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
• Peterson, Robert W. (1997). Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-511913-4.
• Horrigan Joe, Bob Braunwart & Bob Carroll (1981). "1925 Pottsville Maroons" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2009.
• Football Historian: Leading Scorers-1922

Notes

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Football Historian - Football History, facts, stats, players, history".
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)