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Ed Francis
Francis, circa 1956
Personal information
BornEdmund Charles Francis
June 11, 1926
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died (aged 90)
Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.
Websitehttp://gentlemanedfrancis.com/
Professional wrestling career
Ring name"Gentleman" Ed Francis
Debut1951
Retired1979

Edmund Charles Francis (June 11, 1926 – November 18, 2016) was an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter in Hawaii in the 1960s.[1] Many wrestlers who came through Hawaii in the 1960s and 1970s were bound to come across the name Ed Francis. However, the glory days of territorial wrestling were coming to an end, and in 1979, he sold the 50th State Big Time Wrestling promotion to "High Chief” Peter Maivia.

Personal life

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Francis raised his children on the windward side of Kailua, Oahu. His two sons, Bill and Russ, also enjoyed a wrestling career for a little while. Russ also had a career in the NFL, playing 13 seasons. Russ won a Super Bowl playing for the San Francisco 49ers (Jan 1985). He later went on to work with the Omaha Beef Arena Football Team. One of the Francis brothers' contemporaries was wrestler Don Muraco; they attended high school together. Along with his two famous sons he also had four other sons and a daughter, Ed "Sonny" Francis, Steven, Bob, James and Arlene "Pixie" Francis, respectively. He later moved his brood to Eugene, Oregon.

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ↑ When Wrestling Was King Archived 2009-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Duncan, Royal; Gary Will (2006). "(Oregon & Washington) Portland: NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 317–320. ISBN 978-0-9698161-5-7.
  3. ↑ Rodgers, Mike (2004). "Regional Territories: PNW #16". KayfabeMemories.com.
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