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Russell then coached one year at Schreiner College, 1953 (5–3–1). He eventually resigned on February 2, 1953. After a good start with a 6–4 season in 1950 where SMU was rated #1 in the nation midway through the season, Russell was increasingly under fire after two losing seasons in 19. Following Matty Bell's resignation on January 22, 1950, Russell was immediately named his successor. As head assistant coach and responsible for the offense, Russell enjoyed a 32 win 16 loss and 5 tie record, where the Mustangs were nationally ranked, won two Southwest Conference championships, and made two Cotton Bowl appearances in 19. He lured away Doak Walker from the University of Texas to enroll at SMU instead. In 1944, he was hired as backfield coach at Southern Methodist University. He guided a squad that featured Bobby Layne and Doak Walker to an appearance in the 1944 state championship game. Russell remained at Highland Park until 1944 he had an overall record there of 27–4. Masonic Home was a coin toss away from playing Highland Park in the 1942 playoffs.

He arranged to coach at the two schools on alternate days and had the games arranged on Fridays and Saturdays so they would not conflict. During his first year at Highland Park, Russell remained a coach at Masonic Home, which was 35 miles away. In 1942, Russell was hired to coach at Highland Park High School in Dallas. Russell's 1941 team was undefeated but he withdrew from the playoffs following his first postseason win after finding he had an ineligible player who was a year older than the family had listed. Building a football program from scratch, Russell guided the Masonic Home's 'Mighty Mites' to a tie versus Corsicana High School in the 1932 state championship game. In his 16 years at Masonic Home, he went to the State playoffs 10 times. They eventually played in the top class at the time, the 'A' leagues in Texas, with schools who had thousands of students. The Masonic Home was an orphanage with a total high school enrollment of about 160 boys and girls. While he was there, the team had an overall record of 127–30–12 (81% win percentage). In 1929 he was hired to start a football program at Fort Worth Masonic Home, where he remained until 1942. In 1923 he became the assistant head coach at Temple High School, then head coach in 19, where he took them to the state semifinals in 1926 (1925–26 20–3 record). In 1922 he was the head coach at Granger High School for one year (7-3 record). Russell started his coaching career at the high school level.

In football he was named all- Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) at End. Russell attended Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, where he was a three-sport letterman, in track, basketball, and football, and was captain of both the basketball and football teams. He is known for developing the spread offense.

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He co-authored the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Code of Ethics in 1952 along with fellow coaches William D. Russell was also head football coach at an orphanage in Fort Worth, Texas, the Masonic Home and School, from 1929 to 1941. He served as the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1950 to 1952 and Howard Payne University from 1962 to 1963, compiling career college football coaching record of 17–30–3. Harvey Nual 'Rusty' Russell (Decem– December 21, 1983) was an American football coach at the high school, junior college, and college level in the state of Texas. Texas High School Sports Hall of Fame 1990 Howard Payne University Hall of Fame 1989 Rusty Russell Biographical detailsġ950 Champion Spark Plug NCAA Sportsman of the YearĪll Conference End at Howard Payne (1921) For the American football player, see Rusty Russell (tackle).