Russ Finsterwald

Russell Weihr Finsterwald (August 12, 1896 – June 13, 1962) was an American football and basketball player and coach.He also served as the head coach of the Ohio University football and men's basketball teams in the early 1920s.[2] Finsterwald attended Syracuse University, where he received varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball.[2] During the fall of 1920, Finsterwald returned to Ohio University as the coach of the school's football team.His son, Dow Finsterwald, became a professional golfer, won the 1958 PGA Championship, and was inducted into Ohio University Athletic Hall of Fame four years after his father.
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