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Blair Russel
Blair Russel (September 17, 1880 – December 7, 1961) was a Canadian amateur ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Victorias. Russel helped the Victorias to several Stanley Cup wins during his career. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965.
Russel was born in Montreal, Quebec. He joined the Montreal Victorias in 1894 as a junior, playing for the Victorias' team in the Montreal Metropolitan League. Russel moved up to the Victorias Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL)
combat wounds and received the Purple Heart. Blair attended the University of Pittsburgh after the war and later transferred to the University of Missouri. He was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
In 1950, the University of Maryland hired Blair as its sports information director. "The Washington Post" credited him with publicizing the 1953 Maryland Terrapins football team with the voters for national championship selection, many of whom were unable to see the team firsthand. In 1962, Blair left Maryland to work for the Washington Redskins as the