Dick Russell (footballer)

Richard Russell
Personal information
Full name	Richard Lowell Russell
Nickname(s)	Dick, The Rock
Date of birth	11 May 1922
Place of birth	Port Augusta
Date of death	24 January 1974 (aged 51)
Position(s)	Back Pocket
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1947-1953	Port Adelaide	121 (1)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1948-1953	South Australia	18 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953 season.
Career highlights
Port Adelaide's greatest team (half-back flank) Port Adelaide premiership player (1951) 3x Port Adelaide best & fairest (1948, 1949, 1951) Sporting Life team of the year (1950)

Richard Lowell "Dick" Russell (11 May 1922 – 24 January 1974) was a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League.^[1]

Early years

Richard was born in the seaside town of Port Augusta, South Australia.

Military service

Richard enlisted on 9 July 1942 and was discharged on the 7 August 1946.^[2]

Football

Due to his war commitments Richard made his debut for Port Adelaide at the relatively late age of 25. After his debut season he would represent South Australia in interstate football every year for the remainder of his career. During the 1950 Brisbane Carnival, Richard's performances in the back pocket for South Australia gained him a spot in the Sporting Life team, a fore runner to the modern All-Australian team concept. He would win his only premiership during the 1951 SANFL season.

References

1. "Hall of Fame". portadelaidefc. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
2. "Richard Lowell RUSSELL". rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au. Retrieved 2016-03-19.