J. Russell Townsend (October 1884 – December 8, 1969) was an American football and basketball coach.
He was the 21st head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, serving for two seasons, from 1917 to 1918, and compiling a record of 2–9–1.
[1] He was also the head basketball coach at Wabash from 1917 to 1919, tallying a mark of 16–14.
[2] He died on December 8, 1969, at Winona Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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