Russell Daugherity
Russell S. "Pug" Daugherity was a professional football player-coach in the National Football League for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1927.
Early life and education
Daugherity was from Streator, Illinois, the son of Amelia Daugherity. He played football while attending the University of Illinois, where he was also captain of the basketball team. One of his Illinois teammates was Red Grange.Career
After college, he was signed to the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1927. He coached basketball at the Rice Institute in Texas, and a candidate for assistant football coach at his alma mater, Streator High School, in 1934.Daugherity was a salesman later in life, worked in the county highway department, and ran for public office. He was chair of the LaSalle County Young Men's Republican Club. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.