Russ Francis was killed in an airplane crash in Lake Placid New York, an airplane accident on October 1, 2023. Francis was operating a Cessna 177 out of Lake Placid Airport with Richard McSpadden, vice president of the AOPA Air Safety Institute, when the aircraft “experienced an emergency after takeoff.” When the plane tried to land again at the airport, it crashed into a ravine close to the terminal. Francis and McSpadden died together. This article will share information about Russ Francis’s Wikipedia and their age.
Who Is Russ Francis?
American professional football player Russell Ross Francis (April 3, 1953 – October 1, 2023) spent 13 seasons as a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was a player for the 49ers in San Francisco and the New England Patriots. Southeast of Eugene, Oregon, Francis completed his high school education at Pleasant Hill High School after starting at Kailua High School in Oahu, Hawaii.
At 259 feet, 9 inches (79.17 meters), he set the national high school record for the javelin in 1971 as a senior. The record remained in place until 1988. Francis competed in the decathlon for Pleasant Hill as well.
Six feet six inches (1.98 meters) in height, Francis was a javelin thrower and participated in just 14 varsity football games for the University of Oregon in Eugene. He was sidelined after three games as a sophomore in 1972 but returned to action in 1973 and 1974, missing his senior season.
In order to forfeit his collegiate status and become eligible for the 1975 NFL Draft, he enrolled at Oregon State University, a competitor institution located in Corvallis.
He prepared for the Superstars competition and was briefly a professional wrestler. The New England Patriots selected him in the first round (16th overall) and he signed in May.
Francis placed second in the 1980 Superstars final and fourth in the 1981 World Superstars final, securing his spot in both events. In 1981, he won the football preliminary and set a record in the 50-yard (46-meter) swimming event, swimming in 23.91 seconds.
The record held until Greg Louganis shattered it in 1986. Francis and other NFL stars participated in a 20-man battle royal during WrestleMania 2. The American Wrestling Association briefly saw him compete full-time when he retired from football. He is the son of wrestling promoter Ed Francis.
Along with his older brother Billy Roy Francis, he was a competitor in the National Wrestling Alliance’s NWA Hawaii, where they once held the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship.
Following his retirement, he was the host of The Russ Francis Show on 107.7 WTPL “The Pulse” from Concord, New Hampshire, from 8 a.m. to noon, and Forever West Outdoors on 1400 AM KODI from Cody, Wyoming, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. He was admitted as a contributor to the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
In the 2000 election for Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district, Francis campaigned against Patsy Mink, a longstanding Democratic incumbent. Francis, a Republican, lost the race with 35.97% of the vote against Mink’s 61.59%. After passing away a week after winning the 2002 primary election—too late for her name to be taken off the ballot for the general election—Mink was elected posthumously. On January 4, 2003, Ed Case was elected in a special election to take her empty seat.
Russ Francis Age: How Old Was Russ Before His Death?
Russ Francis, a former tight end for the San Fran Cisco 49ers and Super Bowl XIX champion, sadly passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at the age of 70.
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