Tsaona iyi yakaitika nezuro nenguva dza4:09 pm (EST) pakupera kwenzira yeLake Placid Airport ine. Francis, aimbove NFL tight end achangobva kutenga Lake Placid Airways scenic bhizimusi panhandare yendege, uye Varidzi veAircraft and Pilots Association's Senior Vice President Richard McSpadden, vari muchikepe.
Kubva kuKailua High School pachitsuwa cheOahu mukati Hawaii, Russ Francis, akaita nyeredzi muNFL uye akahwina Super Bowl pachikwata cheSan Francisco 49ers. Ainzi "Nyika Yese" magumo akasimba neane mukurumbira mutambo wemitambo Howard Cosell, akakura achida kubhururuka, uye akapedza hupenyu hwake mudenga.
Aive wekutanga-kutenderera kusarudzwa kwevaPatriots kunze kweOregon mu1975 uye akapedza makore gumi nemana muNFL kwaakatamba mu14 Pro Bowls. Akasarudzwawo kuchikwata cheAll-NFL muna 3, 1976, 1977, uye 1978. Francis aive nhengo yeHawaii Sports Hall of Fame uye aive mutambi wemitambo muHawaii uye weABC, CBS, uye ESPN mushure mebasa rake reNFL.
