{{Short description|American football player (1897–1971)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Russ Method | image = Russ Method.JPG | caption = December 1, 1929 (Chicago Cardinals vs. New York Giants) | number = 2, 17, 9<ref name="pfa"/> | position = Back | birth_date = {{birth date|1897|6|27}} | birth_place = Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1971|9|17|1897|6|27}} | death_place = Two Harbors, Minnesota, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 192 | high_school = Denfeld (Duluth, Minnesota) | college = None | pastteams = * Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos ({{NFL Year|1923}}–{{NFL Year|1927}}) * Chicago Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1929}}) | pfr = M/MethRu20 }} '''Russell G. Method''' (June 27, 1897 – September 17, 1971) was an American professional football player who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos and Chicago Cardinals. He attended Denfeld High School in Duluth, Minnesota. He did not play college football.
==Early life== Russell G. Method was born on June 27, 1897, in Duluth, Minnesota.<ref name="pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/m/meth00200.html | title=Russ Method | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=18 December 2024}}</ref> He attended Denfeld High School in Duluth.<ref name="pfa"/> He did not play college football.<ref name="pfa"/>
==Professional career== Method signed with the Duluth Kelleys of the National Football League (NFL) in 1923.<ref name="transactions"/> He played in seven games, starting six, for the Kelleys during his rookie year in 1923.<ref name="pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MethRu20.htm | title=Russ Method | publisher=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=18 December 2024}}</ref> The team finished the season with a 4–3 record in NFL games, good for seventh place in the league.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1923nfldul.html | title=1923 Duluth Kelleys (NFL) | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=18 December 2024}}</ref> He appeared in five games, starting four, in 1924, and scored one rushing touchdown.<ref name="pfr"/> Method played in three games, starting two, in 1925.<ref name="pfr"/> He appeared in 12 games, starting 11, for the newly-renamed Duluth Eskimos during the 1926 season and returned one interception for a touchdown.<ref name="pfr"/> The Eskimos finished with a 6–5–3 record in league games that season, good for eighth place in the NFL.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1926nfldul.html | title=1926 Duluth Eskimos (NFL) | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=18 December 2024}}</ref> He played in eight games, starting five, in 1927 and scored one receiving touchdown.<ref name="pfr"/>
Method signed with the NFL's Chicago Cardinals in 1929.<ref name="transactions">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/m/meth00200.html | title=Russ Method NFL Transactions | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=18 December 2024}}</ref> He appeared in ten games, starting six, for the Cardinals during the 1929 season.<ref name="pfr"/> The team finished the year in fourth place in the NFL with a 6–6–1 record in league games.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1929nflchic.html | title=1929 Chicago Cardinals (NFL) | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=18 December 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== Method died on September 17, 1971, in Two Harbors, Minnesota.<ref name="pfa"/>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Method, Russ}} Category:1897 births Category:1971 deaths Category:American football running backs Category:American football defensive backs Category:Duluth Kelleys players Category:Duluth Eskimos players Category:Chicago Cardinals players Category:Players of American football from Duluth, Minnesota Category:20th-century American sportsmen