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Russell Goodwin ’15 remains as one of the top multi-sport athletes in Washington & Jefferson College’s long history. He was a three-year starter at quarterback, punter and punt returner for the Presidents’ football program, while also serving as the captain of the basketball team in the winter. In the spring, he served as one of the top pitchers and shortstops in the country for the W&J baseball squad.
He also played tennis during his sophomore year. In his three years as the starting quarterback, Goodwin helped the Presidents post a 28-4-1 overall record. In 1913, W&J led the nation in scoring with 347 points. Goodwin helped the W&J basketball team amass an 11-9 record over his last two years at the college, including a pair of victories over Penn State. Goodwin played point guard. The Presidents’ baseball program won 23 games in Goodwin’s three years.
He once tossed a three-hitter versus the University of Michigan in which all three hits were collected by George Sisler, who went on to a Hall of Fame career with the St. Louis Browns. Following graduation, Goodwin practiced law for nearly 50 years and was an accomplished college football official. He twice officiated the Army-Navy Game, while also serving as the referee in the 1937 Rose Bowl (Pitt vs. Washington) and the 1941 Cotton Bowl (Texas A&M vs. Fordham).
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