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Former NFL player Russ Francis killed in Lake Placid plane crash.
Times Union ^ | October 2, 2023 | Mike Goodwin

Posted on 10/02/2023 10:04:48 AM PDT by PallMal

Former New England Patriot Russ Francis and an expert on aviation safety were killed in a plane crash Sunday at Lake Placid Airport.

The Adirondack Enterprise reported Francis, who recently purchased the Lake Placid Airways scenic tour business, was one of the two people on board the plane when it crashed at 4:09 p.m. The Patriots confirmed his death Monday.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: football; nfl; richardmcspadden; russfrancis
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To: Jolla

And then was subjected to big time DoD lies, coverups and other BS in death. I’ve seen it with my own eyes too.


21 posted on 10/02/2023 10:55:20 AM PDT by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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To: PallMal

He would have crashed harder if he wasn’t vaxxed.


22 posted on 10/02/2023 10:55:57 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (They say "Our Democracy" but they mean Cosa Nostra.)
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To: kiryandil

kirialdl-nice post-Sept. 19, 2018. Here’s one line: “He is currently exhilarated about the 49ers’ 2018 season.”

“And Francis still loves the 49ers. He’s excited about quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo”

Goroppolo then tore his ACL 4 days later. Same with Nick Bosa.

The excitement came in the 2019 season.


23 posted on 10/02/2023 10:58:23 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (e allowed )
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Levi-my bad. I read the whole book and quit on the movie half way through. Couldn’t stomach the ending and how they should have aborted their mission when discovered by goat herders. It’s not in the DNA of any Navy Seal.


24 posted on 10/02/2023 11:02:07 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (e allowed )
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To: PallMal

Lake Placid? Did he die in the crash or did the gators get him?


25 posted on 10/02/2023 11:06:48 AM PDT by null and void (I am fine with liberal cities eating the results of their recipes. H/T ConservativeMind)
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To: kiryandil

Scott Crossfield, Cessna 210 Centurion
Dale Snodgrass, SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019


26 posted on 10/02/2023 11:07:52 AM PDT by jaydubya2
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To: PallMal

May be he was covid vaccinated.


27 posted on 10/02/2023 11:08:34 AM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like Desantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people. GO TRUMP)
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To: PallMal

Francis was a good guy. Good autograph signer and very approachable. I have one. Was at his peak in the late seventies with the Patriot’s. He was all pro. Played on that absolutely fabulous 15-1 1984 49er team. They wrecked everybody and didn’t even have Jerry Rice yet.

A Republican to boot. God bless him and receive him. Thank you, Russ.


28 posted on 10/02/2023 11:11:17 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: DIRTYSECRET
My most enduring memory of Russ Francis was the 1986 NFC playoff game (in January 1987) when the 49ers were humiliated by the Giants in a 49-3 loss.

Carl Banks, the unheralded linebacker for the Giants, played one of the best games you’ll ever see from a strong-side outside linebacker. He manhandled Russ Francis all afternoon and spent most of the game in the 49ers backfield.

29 posted on 10/02/2023 11:32:26 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: PallMal

I remember seeing him on an American Sportsman episode surfing in Morocco with some pro surers back in the 70’s.


30 posted on 10/02/2023 11:38:37 AM PDT by 38special (I should've said something earlier)
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To: Owen
I’m guessing the died suddenly wackos will be along soon.

Well, you sound properly boosted. Keep it up.

31 posted on 10/02/2023 11:39:18 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: shotgun

He was a professional wrestler before the NFL, as well. His father and brother were wrestlers as well. I grew up in Oregon, and watched them all on TV, at one time or another.

He was a great javelin thrower in HS and college at Oregon, as well. Even when in college, he was called an “all world” tight end.


32 posted on 10/02/2023 11:41:12 AM PDT by jimtorr
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To: TangoLimaSierra

That would be a “Booster booster” wouldn’t it?


33 posted on 10/02/2023 11:43:01 AM PDT by null and void (I am fine with liberal cities eating the results of their recipes. H/T ConservativeMind)
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To: jaydubya2

Those little ole things can be deadly, too. :(


34 posted on 10/02/2023 11:55:49 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: jimtorr

I grew up in Vancouver and watched him too


35 posted on 10/02/2023 12:13:01 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: PallMal

That’s a shame. He was one of a very few bright spots on the Pats back then.


36 posted on 10/02/2023 12:45:10 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Owen

A North Dakota senator and family died today in a plane crash to.


37 posted on 10/02/2023 1:38:30 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: null and void

“Lake Placid? Did he die in the crash or did the gators get him?”

I’m thinking he was using the plane to trap the alligator. It’s been done before.


38 posted on 10/02/2023 3:26:32 PM PDT by suthener
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