Russ Francis, former New England Patriots tight end, killed in Lake Placid plane crash
TEAMMATES ARE REMEMBERING HIM. IT’S ALL ON OUR WEBSITE. WBZ DOT COM. THERE’S MORE TRAGIC NEWS IN THE SPORTS WORLD. FORMER NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS TIGHT END RUSH FRANCIS HAS DIED. FRANCIS WAS REPORTEDLY KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH OUTSIDE LAKE PLACID IN UPSTATE NEW YORK ON SUNDAY, WE’RE TOLD THE CRASH HAPPENED ABOUT 4 O’CLOCK. ANOTHER MAN ON THE PLANE ALSO DIED. FRANCIS PLAYED FOR THE PATRIOTS FROM 1975. TO 1980. THAT AGAIN FROM 1987 TO 1989, THE PATRIOTS RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART RUSS FRANCIS WAS A DYNAMIC PLAYER ON THE FIELD PERSONALITY OFF OF IT. HE KNEW
NO BOUNDARIES, PUSHED THE LIMITS AND LIVED HIS LIFE TO THE FULLEST. OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH RUSSIA’S FAMILY FRIENDS,
