Russ Francis dies in plane crash aged 70

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Russ Francis, former NFL great from Hawaii, dies in plane crash

Russ Francis, a former Kailua High School athlete who went on to star in the NFL and win a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers, was killed in an airplane crash Sunday, according to the Lake Placid News. He was 70 years old.

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Would have been an absolute beast in today's NFL

 

[Melrose Munch]

rest in peace

 

[jgatie]

He was Gronk before there was a Gronk. Prototypical tight end.

 

[GKJ]

Also went into pro wrestling

 

[PanthersPens62]

RIP