Former Lafayette, Wagner Coach Bill Russo has died.

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https://www.wfmz.com/sports/former-lafayette-coach-russo-passes-away/article_0cd0561c-23fe-11ec-904d-fbe0b356e2c6.htmlf

He restored Lafayette to competitiveness.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

RIP! I'm old enough to remember a large portion of Russo's tenure at Lafayette. His connection to Wyoming Seminary is also well known here in Northeastern PA.

He had a very good run in the 1980's but ultimately ran up against institutional whack-a-doodles on College Hill in the 90s. To this day, I'm shocked he landed Erik Marsh over Lehigh...

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Villanova dropped football after the 1980 season. Lafayette grabbed six guys and that helped a lot in 1981. Russo’s win over Lehigh that fall at the old Lehigh stadium was one of the highlights of following the team.