He was one of the all time great Patriots. I remember watching him as a kid and then going out in the backyard and pretending I was #81. I think he set the standard for tight end in the NFL. Before Gronk and Kelce, Russ Francis was the gold standard. he seemed to be larger than life with a personality to match his talent
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He was one of the all time great Patriots. I remember watching him as a kid and then going out in the backyard and pretending I was #81. I think he set the standard for tight end in the NFL. Before Gronk and Kelce, Russ Francis was the gold standard. he seemed to be larger than life with a personality to match his talent
I’m a barber here in Cody Wyoming, he was one of my customers, great guy.
I loved watching him when I was a kid in the 70's ! Never knew he was Hawaiian. Straight up cool dude! Sad ending.
RIP. Russ Francis
Rip Russell Ross Francis, you will be missed
what's an iconic personality? charismatic? engaging? charming? distinctive?