Super Bowl champion Russ Francis killed in New York plane crash

Details emerge from plane crash that killed Super Bowl champion Russ Francis

Three-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion Russ Francis was one of two people who died in a plane crash over the weekend in New York. A federal investigator said Tuesday the plane's engine lost power shortly after takeoff, leading to the crash. The plane then turned around in an attempt to land safely, but National Transportation Safety Board investigator Todd Gunther said the plane hit a berm at the end of a runway and fell about 30 feet int…

Investigator: Power loss before plane crash that killed NFL star Russ Francis

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. >> The small plane crash that killed former NFL tight end Russ Francis and another man at an Adirondack Mountains airport occurred after the craft’s engine apparently lost power, a federal investigator said Tuesday.

Super Bowl winner Russ Francis dies at 70

Former NFL tight end Russ Francis, a three-time Pro Bowl selection with the New England Patriots who won a Super Bowl with the 1984 San Francisco 49ers, was killed in an airplane crash.AP LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Former NFL tight end Russ Francis, a three-time Pro Bowl selection with the New England Patriots who won a Super Bowl with the 1984 San Francisco 49ers, was killed along with another aviation enthusiast when their small plane crashed after …

San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl winner Russ Francis killed in New York plane crash

"Fan favourite" Russ Francis, who won the Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s, died in the crash on Sunday.

Plane crash in Lake Placid kills 2, including former Patriots player Russ Francis

Former NFL tight end Russ Francis was a three-time Pro Bowl selection with the New England Patriots who won a Super Bowl with the 1984 San Francisco 49ers.

Great sadness in the world of American football and especially in the US professional league NFL: With Russell Francis, a formative figure of the 1970s and 1980s has been tragically taken out of life! The 1985 Superbowl winner with the San Francisco 49ers died in a plane crash in the US state of New York... Francis, who worked as a pilot for more than 50 years, crashed with a Cessna 177 Cardinal on Sunday shortly after taking off from the airpor…