Russ Sorgen |
Full Name: Russell Raymond Sorgen Born: December 9, 1931, Fort Wayne, Ind. Died: June 13, 2019, Fort Wayne, Ind. School: Central High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1951 10 E 6-0 174 Fr N Fort Wayne, IN |
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Russell Raymond Sorgen Obituary. Published on findagrave.com. Russell R. Sorgen, 87, A life long resident of Fort Wayne, Russell Sorgen passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning June 13, 2019. He was much beloved by all who were fortunate enough to know him. Born in 1931. He went to Precious Blood Church & School, then on to Catholic and Central Catholic High School, where he was a football and basketball star. At Central, some of his football records still stand. He attended Florida State on a football scholarship. After college he volunteered for several years as assistant football coach at Precious Blood. Russell served in the Korean War, as sergeant of the motor pool. He always had good things to say about being in the army, and the camaraderie that he felt while serving. After the army he began working at Joslyn Steel (later Slater Steel) at the urging of his brother Stan. He spoke highly of his time there as a "good place to work - everybody got along really well." He retired in 1990 as a Lead Man. After retirement, he and his wife of 61 years, Janice, went "North to Alaska" for the summer. Retirement included winters trips in their travel trailer to Mission, Texas where they spent happy times western-style dancing, playing softball and frisbee golf. If Russell had one parting message, it would be, "Fine and dandy, sugar candy!" He is
survived by his wife Janice, son Russ, daughter Cindy, son-in law Eric, and
grandsons Ryan, Daniel and Benjamin, plus many nieces and nephews. |
FSU Statistics |
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Season Statistics Defense | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | | Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts ---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- 1951 1 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 ---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Tot 1 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offense/Kick and Punt Returns | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp ---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- 1951 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 ---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Tot 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 |
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Game Participation | Starts 1951 | GP Off Def ----------------------------|-------------- Oct 5 Miami | 1 ----------------------------|-------------- Tot | 1 0 0 ----------------------------|-------------- Career Tot | 1 0 0 |
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