Researching Russell Davis
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The name Russell means "red-haired" and is of French origin.
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Russell Davis (running back)
Russell Davis, III (born September 15, 1956) is a former American football player.
Davis played college football, principally as a fullback, at the University of Michigan from 1975 to 1978. After rushing for 1,092 yards as a junior, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the 1977 Michigan Wolverines football team that won the Big Ten Conference championship. As a senior, he was a co-captain of the 1978 Michigan team and a first-team All-Big Ten running back. In four years at Michigan, he carried the ball 523 times for 2,560 yards and 18 touchdowns. He played in the 1979 East–West Shrine Game and set Shrine Game records with six touchdowns and 199 rushing yards.
Davis played professional football as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1979 to 1983. He appeared in 42 games for the Steelers, only two as a starter, and totaled 472 rushing yards, 168 yards on kickoff returns, and 45 receiving yards.
Source: Russell Davis (running back), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRussell Davis (writer)
Russell Davis (born 1970) is an American author born in Missouri. His publications include more than 20 novels and 30 short stories. Davis, who writes in many genres, was the president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) from 2008–2010, and a member of the Western Writers of America (WWA). He has also worked as an editor and book packager.
Davis has written for publication under the names David Cian, Garrett Dylan and Dylan Garrett, D.L. Lawson, Cliff Ryder, Jenna Solitaire and Christopher Tracy as well as his real name. Cliff Ryder is a house pseudonym shared by multiple writers.
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