James Monroe "Jack" Russell (August 29, 1919 – January 16, 2006) was an American football end.

During World War II, he served in the military and played on the 1944 Randolph Field Ramblers football team.

In December 1944, he was named to the 1944 All-Service football team by the Associated Press.

He appeared in 65 professional football games, 56 of them as a starter, and tallied 83 receptions for 1,331 yards and 15 touchdowns.

[1] He also played in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1951 to 1952.