:Lafayette Russell

{{Short description|American football player and actor (1905–1978)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Lafayette Russell

| image = Range Warfare poster.jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = Poster for Range Warfare (1934) with Russell

| number = 0, 15

| position = Back

| birth_date = {{birth date|1905|5|31}}

| birth_place = Osawatomie, Kansas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1978|03|16|1905|05|31}}

| death_place = Coffeyville, Kansas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 205

| high_school = Missouri Military
(Mexico, Missouri)

| college = Nebraska
Northwestern

| pastteams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1933}})
• Philadelphia Eagles (1933)

| highlights =

• First-team All-American (1930)
• First-team All-Big Ten (1930)

| statlabel1 = Passing attempts

| statvalue1 = 8

| statlabel2 = Passing completions

| statvalue2 = 2

| statlabel3 = Completion percentage

| statvalue3 = 25%

| statlabel4 = TD–INT

| statvalue4 = 0–2

| statlabel5 = Passing yards

| statvalue5 = 32

| statlabel6 = Passer rating

| statvalue6 = 4.2

| statlabel7 = Rushing yards

| statvalue7 = 164

| statlabel8 = Rushing average

| statvalue8 = 3.4

| pfr = R/RussRe20

}}

Lafayette H. "Reb" Russell (born May 31, 1905 – March 16, 1978) was an American football back and later an actor. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles, appearing in 10 games in 1933. He played college football at Nebraska before transferring to Northwestern.

As a small-time actor following his playing days, he appeared in a series of low-budget Westerns.