Jeff Russel
| Date of birth | October 27, 1900 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Ouray, Colorado |
| Date of death | May 3, 1926 (aged 25) |
| Place of death | Montreal, Quebec |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | HB |
| College | RMC / McGill |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1917–1920 | RMC Redmen |
| 1920–1922 | McGill University |
| 1922–1925 | Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers |
| Honors | Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1975) |
| Career stats | |
Jeffrey Cameron Russel (1900-1926) was a star Canadian football player remembered as a star with the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers and his early accidental death.
Russel was born October 27, 1900, in Ouray, Colorado, where his father, a graduate of McGill University in mining engineering, was managing a mine. The family returned to Montreal in 1909 where Jeff was attended Selwyn House School and Lower Canada College and participated in athletics. In 1917, he enrolled at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario and became a halfback for the RMC Redmen until graduating in 1920 with the Governor General's Academic Medal. He played for McGill University in Montreal from 1920 to 1922.
Russel entered McGill to continue his studies in electrical engineering and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the militia. While at McGill he played for the football team coached by Frank "Shag" Shaughnessy. He graduated in 1922 and began working for the Montreal Light, Heat and Power Company. He also joined the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association’s football team, the Winged Wheelers, of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and emerged as a star halfback, known for his speed and elusiveness. By 1925, he was the undisputed leader of the team and named captain.
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