Erk Russell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American college football coach, college baseball coach
Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1926
Place of Birth: Ensley, Alabama, United States
Date of Death: 08-Sep-2006
Profession: basketball player, baseball player, American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Erk Russell
- Erskine "Erk" Russell (July 23, 1926 – September 8, 2006) was an American football, basketball, Track and baseball player and coach.
- He was also the defensive coordinator for the University of Georgia Bulldogs for seventeen years (1964–1981) and head football coach (1981–1989) of the Georgia Southern Eagles.
- He was also the head coach at Grady High School in Atlanta, Georgia in the 1950s.
- He graduated from Auburn University in Alabama where he earned ten varsity letters.
- He was the last four-sport letterman in the college's history. As the first head coach of Georgia Southern Eagles football team after a 40-year dormancy, Russell established a standard of excellence during his tenure, bringing them to three NCAA Division I-AA championships.
- Under his guidance the Georgia Southern Eagles became the first 15–0 of the 20th century.
- His motto was "Just one more time." Erk Russell was the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Coach of the Year for 1984–1986; was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1987; inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1991; became USA Today's Georgia Coach of the Year and Coach of the Decade for 1989; In 1989, he also became the Chevrolet-CBS Sports I-AA Coach of the Year; and in 1996 he was an Olympic torch bearer for the Atlanta Games. Russell died in Statesboro, Georgia on September 8, 2006 following a stroke at age 80.
- His funeral took place two days later at Paulson Stadium with over 2,000 fans, friends, family, and former players present.
- His remains were cremated.
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