Hall of Fame
Russ Stein ’21 was the captain on W&J’s 1921 undefeated football team, which played to the only scoreless tie in the history of the Rose Bowl against the University of California. He was one of the 11 players who played in the entire game in which W&J held the Golden Bears to only 49 yards rushing, two first downs and no pass completions. Stein was named the game’s Most Outstanding Player and was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1991.
He was selected to Walter Camp’s All-American team in 1921, where he joined his brother, Herb, as the first brothers to be named All-Americans in the same year. He later played professionally with the Pottsville Maroons and won the NFL Championship in 1924. After the season, he was named to the All-Pro team.
