# Russell Wayt

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{{short description|American football player, linebacker}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          =
| image         = 
| image_size    = 
| alt           = 
| caption       = 
| number        = 33
| position      = [Linebacker](/source/Linebacker)
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1942|10|6|}}
| birth_place   = [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma_City%2C_Oklahoma), U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2020|1|10|1942|10|6}}
| death_place   = [White Oak, Texas](/source/White_Oak%2C_Texas), U.S.
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 4
| weight_lb     = 235
| high_school   = [White Oak (TX)](/source/White_Oak_High_School_(Texas))
| college       = [Rice](/source/Rice_Owls_football)
| draftyear     = 1965
| draftround    = 8
| draftpick     = 103
| afldraftyear  = 1965
| afldraftround = 6
| afldraftpick  = 43
| pastteams     =
* [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) ({{NFL Year|1965}})
| highlights    = 
* Second-team All-[SWC](/source/Southwest_Conference) ([1963](/source/1963_All-Southwest_Conference_football_team))
| statlabel1    = Games played
| statvalue1    = 9
| pfr           = WaytRu20 
}}

'''Russell Gene Wayt''' (October 6, 1942–January 10, 2020) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) [linebacker](/source/linebacker) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) for the [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys). He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Rice University](/source/Rice_University).

==Early life==
Wayt attended [White Oak High School](/source/White_Oak_High_School_(Texas)). He accepted a football scholarship from [Rice University](/source/Rice_University).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19611021&id=qohTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LIgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2421,2272220 | title=Rice Frosh Win Over Colts, 20-0 | accessdate=January 12, 2019}}</ref> He was a two-way player at [fullback](/source/track_%26_field) and [linebacker](/source/linebacker). As a sophomore, he was second on the team with 70 carries for 277 yards (4-yard avg.).

As a junior, he was third on the team with 43 carries for 161 yards (3.7-yard avg.) and one [touchdown](/source/touchdown). As a senior, he posted 13 carries for 105 yards (fourth on the team), a 8.1-yard average (led the team) and one [touchdown](/source/touchdown).

==Professional career==
Wayt was selected by the [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) in the eighth round (103rd overall) of the [1965 NFL draft](/source/1965_NFL_draft). He also was selected by the [Houston Oilers](/source/Houston_Oilers) in the sixth round (43rd overall) of the [1965 AFL draft](/source/1965_AFL_draft). On November 31, 1964, he opted to sign with the Cowboys.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/6169115/ | title=Dallas Cowboys Sign Two Draft Choices; Seek More | accessdate=January 12, 2019}}</ref>

As a rookie in [training camp](/source/Training_camp_(National_Football_League)), he was moved to [tight end](/source/tight_end). During the season he was switched to [linebacker](/source/linebacker). He was released before the start of the [1966 season](/source/1966_NFL_season).

==References==
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Category:1942 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:People from Gregg County, Texas
Category:Players of American football from Texas
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Rice Owls football players
Category:Dallas Cowboys players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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