Bob Russell

Bob Russell ( 1950 Purcell High School Graduate )

Letterman Purcell High School Football (1946 - 1949)

Letterman Purcell High School Basketball (1946 - 1950)

Letterman Purcell High School Tennis (1947 - 1950)

Member of 1946 Class B State Semi-Finalist Football Team

Center on PHS State-Finalist Basketball Team (1946 - 1947)

All-Midland Conference High School Basketball Team (1948 - 1949)

All-Midland Conference High School Football Team (1949)

Starting Center on the Class B State Champion (1949 - 1950) PHS Basketball Team

All-Midland Conference High School Basketball Team (1949 - 1950)

Selected to the Oklahoma High School All-State Basketball Team ( 1950 )

All-Midland Conference High School Tennis Team (1949 - 1950)

Accepted a scholarship to play basketball and tennis for Oklahoma Baptist University (1950)

Letterman Oklahoma Baptist University Basketball Team (1951 - 1954)

Player / Coach and Captain for the OBU Tennis Team (1951-1954)

Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Team All-Conference Basketball Team (1951 - 1952)

Leading scorer for the (1952 - 53) OBU Bison ( 15.5 points per game avg.)

Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Team All-Conference Basketball Team (1952 - 1953)

Leading scorer for the (1953 - 54) OBU Bison ( 15.4 points per game avg)

Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Team All-Conference Basketball Team (1953 - 1954)

Graduate Oklahoma Baptist University (1955) B.S. in Photography with a Minor in Art and in German

After graduation at OBU, Bob served his country in the U.S. Army (1956 - 1957), where he was trained as a Radio Operator. He also played on Military Basketball and Tennis Teams while serving

In 1959, Bob decided to attend Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth. He graduated in 1962 with a Masters Degree in Religious Education

After graduation, worked full-time for the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1962 - 1968) as a photographer for the Public Relations Department

In 1968, Bob accepted a position in the Public Relations Office of the Baptist General Convention of Texas where he was the Technical Director for the Baptist Convention. He held this position until his retirement in 1997.

While working with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, Bob was awarded membership in the "Texas Baptist Public Relations Hall of Fame" in 1991 for his service.