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Super Bowl champion Russ Francis killed in New York plane crash

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Super Bowl champion Russ Francis has died at the age of 70 in a plane crash, his family has confirmed.Francis was flying with Richard McSpadden, a former commander of the US Air Force Thunderbirds, on Sunday when their plane experienced an emergency shortly after takeoff from Lake Placid Airport. They were unable to make the runway while attempting to land and were both killed.

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The Guardian

Super Bowl champion Russ Francis killed in New York plane crash

Super Bowl champion Russ Francis has died at the age of 70 in a plane crash, his family has confirmed

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Former Patriots player Russ Francis dies in plane crash near Lake Placid

‘To Russ, flying was like breathing...it came naturally and he lived for it,’ Kate Naiman said

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Plane crash in Lake Placid kills 2, including former NFL player Russ Francis of Patriots, 49ers

Former NFL tight end Russ Francis was killed along with another aviation enthusiast when their single-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff from an upstate New York airport. The 70-year-old Francis

2 months ago·United States

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Hindustan Times

Ex-NFL star Russ Francis dies in a plane crash at the Lake Placid Airport

Russ Francis was a star player for San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots.

2 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Washington Times

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

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 the single-engine plane the two men were in crashed shortly after takeoff from an airport in upstate New York, authorities said Monday.

2 months ago·United States

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KRDO

Plane crash in Lake Placid kills 2, including former NFL player Russ Francis of Patriots, 49ers

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Former NFL player Russ Francis, a tight end whose career in the league included multiple Pro Bowl appearances and a Super Bowl victory, was killed along with another aviation enthusiast when the single-engine plane the two men were in crashed shortly after takeoff from an airport in upstate New York. The 70-year-old Francis and 63-year-old Richard McSpadden had taken off from the Lake Placid Airport shortly after 4 p.m. …

2 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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