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Magleby, Russell

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1906 - 1991

Biographical History

Russell Magleby (1906-1991) was a skilled athlete who played both basketball and football for Snow College and Brigham Young University.

Russell Magleby was born to John Ephraim and Jane Adam Warnock Magleby of Monroe, Utah. Russell was a skilled athlete; he became a member of the all-star basketball team in 1927, and was a quarterback and later captain of the football team at Snow College, where he met his future wife, Maude Jensen. Both graduated from Snow in 1927, and moved on to Brigham Young University. Then from 1927 to 1931, he was the star guard on the basketball team, and played halfback and later quarterback on the football team for BYU. He married Maude (1906-1988, daughter of Jens Christian and Ane Witta (Jeppesdatter) Jeppesen Jensen of Manti, Utah) on August 30, 1928, in the Salt Lake Temple (his brother Reed married Dorothy Harmon in the same temple on the same day). They adopted a daughter, Julie, in 1953.

Citation:
Russell Magleby scrapbooks, 1918-1988: (Russell Magleby)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Apr. 23, 2015 (Russell H. Magleby; b. Oct. 30, 1906 in Monroe, Utah; parents: John Ephraim Magleby and Jane Adam Warnock; m. Aug. 30, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah; d. Dec. 1, 1991 in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Russell Magleby papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6035
Scope and Contents

Contains four scrapbooks that contain assorted memorabilia documenting Magleby's studies and athletics at Snow College and Brigham Young University; his service in a local bishopric; his career as a high school teacher, coach, and counselor; and his 60th wedding anniversary. Also contains an audiocassette recording and compact disc of Russell Magleby's life history and a transcript of the recording.

Dates: 1919-1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Russell Magleby papers

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