Russell T. Wilson

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Russell T. Wilson
Biographical details
Alma mater Earlham (1906)
Playing career
Football
1902–1905 Earlham
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1912–1916 Whittier
1917–1919 Saint Mary's
Basketball
1916–1918 Stanford
Baseball
1917 Stanford

Russell Terrell Wilson was a mathematics professor and an American football, basketball and baseball coach. He was a 1906 graduate of Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. [1] He was a mathematics professor at the University of Southern California beginning in 1912. [2]

Wilson served as the head football coach at Whittier College in Whittier, California [3] and Saint Mary's College of California between 1912 and 1919. Beginning in 1916, Wilson also served as a basketball and baseball coach at Stanford University. [4]

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  3. "Catalogue of Whittier College". Whittier College. 1912. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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