Russell Reid

Russell Eugene Reid


Born:
February 1, 1920
Cotton Plant, MS

Died:
February 28, 2008
Memphis, TN


Career
Tippah Union High School - Mississippi (High School)
1940-41 Holmes JC - Goodman, MS (College)
1946-47 University of Mississippi (College)
1947-48 Memphis Legionnaires / Memphis Gulls (SPBL)
1948-49 Laurel Oilers (SPBL)
1949-50 Itawanba JC - Fulton, MS (College) Head coach
1950-51 Itawanba JC - Fulton, MS (College) Head coach
1951-52 Bartlett High School - Tennessee (High School) Head coach
1952-53 Bartlett High School - Tennessee (High School) Head coach
1953-54 Bartlett High School - Tennessee (High School) Head coach
1954-55 Bartlett High School - Tennessee (High School) Head coach
1955-56 Bartlett High School - Tennessee (High School) Head coach
1956-57 Bartlett High School - Tennessee (High School) Head coach
1957-58 Bartlett High School - Tennessee (High School) Head coach
1958-59 Bartlett High School - Tennessee (High School) Head coach
1959-60 Bartlett High School - Tennessee (High School) Head coach
1960-61 Bartlett High School - Tennessee (High School) Head coach
1961-62 West Point High School - Mississippi (High School) Head coach
1962-63 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1963-64 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1964-65 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1965-66 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1966-67 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1967-68 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1968-69 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1969-70 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1970-71 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1971-72 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1972-73 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1973-74 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1974-75 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1975-76 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1976-77 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1977-78 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1978-79 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1979-80 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1980-81 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1981-82 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1982-83 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1983-84 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach
1984-85 Christian Brothers High School - Memphis (High School) Head coach


Born to Gene and Donie Reid, Russell was a natural athlete from New Albany, Mississippi. He lettered in football, baseball, basketball and track entering Holmes Junior College after graduating. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War 2, and after the war attended Ole Miss. After college, he played a couple years of professional basketball in the Southern League and also played one season of minor league baseball in the Washington Senators farm system. He coached football and basketball many years at the high school and collegiate level.

He married Imogene Panell (1927-2015) and they had three daughters.

Minor League Baseball Stats
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=reid--001rus

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Obituary

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