Russ Francis, the former New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers tight end, has been killed in a plane crash in Lake Placid, New York. He was 70.
WRENTHAM, MA - FEBRUARY 1: New England Patriots Russ Francis throws the ball back to Steve Grogan during practice in Wrentham, Mass., Feb. 1990. Russ Francis, the former New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers tight end,According to the Lake Placid News, Francis and a companion, vice president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Richard McSpadden, took off from Lake Placid Airport in a Cessna 177 Cardinal on Sunday afternoon.
But he couldn't stay away. Just a year later, Francis was back in football with the 49ers, which turned out to be very important to the future of the franchise. In 1984, Francis was a key part of the Niners team that won Super Bowl XIX.
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