# Russ Method

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{{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](/source/Back_(American_football))
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1897|6|27}}
| birth_place = [Duluth, Minnesota](/source/Duluth%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1971|9|17|1897|6|27}}
| death_place = [Two Harbors, Minnesota](/source/Two_Harbors%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
| height_ft   = 5
| height_in   = 10
| weight_lbs  = 192
| high_school = [Denfeld](/source/Denfeld_High_School) ([Duluth, Minnesota](/source/Duluth%2C_Minnesota))
| college = None
| pastteams   =
* [Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos](/source/Duluth_Kelleys%2FEskimos) ({{NFL Year|1923}}–{{NFL Year|1927}})
* [Chicago Cardinals](/source/Chicago_Cardinals) ({{NFL Year|1929}})
| pfr         = M/MethRu20 
}}
'''Russell G. Method''' (June 27, 1897 &ndash; September 17, 1971) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) player who played six seasons in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) with the [Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos](/source/Duluth_Kelleys%2FEskimos) and [Chicago Cardinals](/source/Chicago_Cardinals). He attended [Denfeld High School](/source/Denfeld_High_School) in [Duluth, Minnesota](/source/Duluth%2C_Minnesota). He did not play [college football](/source/college_football).

==Early life==
Russell G. Method was born on June 27, 1897, in [Duluth, Minnesota](/source/Duluth%2C_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](/source/Denfeld_High_School) in Duluth.<ref name="pfa"/> He did not play [college football](/source/college_football).<ref name="pfa"/>

==Professional career==
Method signed with the [Duluth Kelleys](/source/Duluth_Kelleys) of the [National Football League](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Two_Harbors%2C_Minnesota).<ref name="pfa"/>

==References==
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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

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