457:
448:
25:
131:
276:; 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.
231:
in the 1960s. 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
484:
379:
1262:
257:
1272:
1016:
477:
404:
372:
345:
1203:
470:
1252:
326:
1257:
341:
1247:
1227:
1009:
1237:
493:
322:
1267:
268:, playing 13 seasons. Russ won a Super Bowl playing for the San Francisco 49ers (Jan 1985). He later went on to work with the
1222:
1196:
1043:
1002:
1048:
89:
61:
401:
1189:
108:
1053:
68:
249:
46:
1029:
1025:
233:
75:
994:
1152:
335:
42:
1140:
778:
57:
652:
642:
293:
1148:
936:
224:
626:
35:
672:
647:
307:
286:
220:
188:
1119:
753:
170:
1242:
1232:
8:
964:
560:
462:
456:
447:
82:
1172:
This biographical article relating to professional wrestling in the United States is a
1114:
810:
698:
421:
366:
1075:
595:
264:, also enjoyed a wrestling career for a little while. Russ also had a career in the
1177:
897:
805:
800:
514:
748:
621:
575:
452:
408:
1173:
857:
825:
580:
272:
Arena
Football Team. One of the Francis brothers' contemporaries was wrestler
443:
1216:
1135:
1098:
926:
913:
892:
852:
743:
738:
733:
728:
667:
590:
555:
534:
519:
316:
1024:
1093:
974:
969:
931:
887:
865:
815:
723:
718:
713:
693:
616:
261:
237:
921:
847:
773:
758:
708:
662:
611:
570:
550:
529:
524:
509:
1088:
1044:
NWA United States / North
American / Pacific International Championship
870:
820:
768:
763:
657:
273:
269:
703:
688:
585:
196:
24:
181:
154:
228:
130:
253:
492:
265:
1263:
279:
248:
Francis raised his children on the windward side of
219:(June 11, 1926 – November 18, 2016) was an American
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1214:
306:MWA Ohio Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with
1273:American professional wrestling biography stubs
1058:NWA Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight Championship
342:NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship
1197:
1010:
478:
419:
1061:NWA Polynesian Pacific Tag Team Championship
1204:
1190:
1017:
1003:
485:
471:
455:
446:
323:NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
1253:20th-century male professional wrestlers
16:American professional wrestler, promoter
1258:NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champions
1215:
495:NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champions
373:NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship
998:
466:
165:
1248:Professional wrestlers from Illinois
1228:American male professional wrestlers
1167:
355:Ring Around The Northwest Newsletter
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
1049:NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship
13:
14:
1284:
436:
280:Championships and accomplishments
1238:Professional wrestling promoters
1054:NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship
243:
129:
23:
1268:NWA Texas Heavyweight Champions
422:"Regional Territories: PNW #16"
34:needs additional citations for
413:
395:
182:http://gentlemanedfrancis.com/
1:
1223:50th State Big Time Wrestling
1149:Honolulu International Center
1026:50th State Big Time Wrestling
388:
302:Midwest Wrestling Association
234:50th State Big Time Wrestling
189:Professional wrestling career
1176:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
453:Internet Wrestling Database
360:Wrestler of the Year (1957)
336:Pacific Northwest Wrestling
10:
1289:
1166:
1128:
1107:
1068:
1036:
957:
906:
840:
793:
681:
635:
604:
543:
502:
238:"High Chief” Peter Maivia
206:
194:
187:
177:
161:
148:
140:
128:
123:
1030:Polynesian Pro Wrestling
442:Ed Francis's profile at
1153:Neal S. Blaisdell Arena
402:When Wrestling Was King
310:(1) and Leon Graham (1)
420:Rodgers, Mike (2004).
287:Cauliflower Alley Club
217:Edmund Charles Francis
202:"Gentleman" Ed Francis
144:Edmund Charles Francis
1120:A Hot Summer Night II
221:professional wrestler
171:Overland Park, Kansas
43:improve this article
561:Baron Michele Leone
426:KayfabeMemories.com
135:Francis, circa 1956
1115:A Hot Summer Night
407:2009-06-03 at the
367:Stampede Wrestling
1185:
1184:
1161:
1160:
1076:Lord James Blears
992:
991:
591:Ivan the Terrible
375:(Calgary version)
256:. His two sons,
214:
213:
166:November 18, 2016
119:
118:
111:
93:
1280:
1206:
1199:
1192:
1168:
1145:Civic Auditorium
1019:
1012:
1005:
996:
995:
898:Mike Quackenbush
806:The Great Sasuke
801:Masayoshi Motegi
515:Marshall Esteppe
496:
487:
480:
473:
464:
463:
459:
450:
430:
429:
417:
411:
399:
199:
167:
157:, Illinois, U.S.
133:
121:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
1288:
1287:
1283:
1282:
1281:
1279:
1278:
1277:
1213:
1212:
1211:
1210:
1164:
1162:
1157:
1124:
1103:
1064:
1032:
1023:
993:
988:
953:
902:
836:
789:
786:Rock The Hunter
779:Scott Armstrong
749:Hector Guerrero
677:
631:
622:Lorenzo Parente
600:
539:
498:
494:
491:
439:
434:
433:
418:
414:
409:Wayback Machine
400:
396:
391:
292:Other honoree (
282:
246:
195:
169:
153:
136:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1286:
1276:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1209:
1208:
1201:
1194:
1186:
1183:
1182:
1159:
1158:
1156:
1155:
1146:
1143:
1138:
1132:
1130:
1126:
1125:
1123:
1122:
1117:
1111:
1109:
1105:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1083:
1078:
1072:
1070:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1033:
1022:
1021:
1014:
1007:
999:
990:
989:
987:
986:
980:
977:
972:
967:
961:
959:
955:
954:
952:
951:
948:
945:
944:Arrick Andrews
942:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
916:
910:
908:
904:
903:
901:
900:
895:
890:
885:
884:Jerrelle Clark
882:
879:
876:
873:
868:
863:
860:
858:Rocky Reynolds
855:
850:
844:
842:
838:
837:
835:
834:
831:
828:
826:Shinjiro Otani
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
797:
795:
791:
790:
788:
787:
784:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
699:Chavo Guerrero
696:
691:
685:
683:
679:
678:
676:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
643:Sputnik Monroe
639:
637:
633:
632:
630:
629:
624:
619:
614:
608:
606:
602:
601:
599:
598:
593:
588:
583:
581:Angelo Savoldi
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
547:
545:
541:
540:
538:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
506:
504:
500:
499:
490:
489:
482:
475:
467:
461:
460:
438:
437:External links
435:
432:
431:
412:
393:
392:
390:
387:
386:
385:
384:
383:
363:
362:
361:
351:
350:
349:
332:
331:
330:
313:
312:
311:
299:
298:
297:
281:
278:
245:
242:
223:and wrestling
212:
211:
208:
204:
203:
200:
192:
191:
185:
184:
179:
175:
174:
168:(aged 90)
163:
159:
158:
150:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
134:
126:
125:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1285:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1220:
1218:
1207:
1202:
1200:
1195:
1193:
1188:
1187:
1181:
1179:
1175:
1170:
1169:
1165:
1154:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1136:Aloha Stadium
1134:
1133:
1131:
1127:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1112:
1110:
1106:
1100:
1099:Steve Rickard
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1067:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1041:
1039:
1037:Championships
1035:
1031:
1027:
1020:
1015:
1013:
1008:
1006:
1001:
1000:
997:
985:
982:Alex Taylor
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
962:
960:
956:
950:Barrett Brown
949:
946:
943:
940:
938:
937:Steve Anthony
935:
933:
930:
928:
927:Jason Kincaid
925:
923:
920:
918:Kevin Douglas
917:
915:
914:Craig Classic
912:
911:
909:
905:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
883:
880:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
853:Rockford 2000
851:
849:
846:
845:
843:
839:
833:Vince Kaplack
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
811:Ăšltimo DragĂłn
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
798:
796:
792:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
734:Joe Lightfoot
732:
730:
729:Gerald Brisco
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
686:
684:
680:
674:
671:
669:
668:Wrestling Pro
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
640:
638:
634:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
609:
607:
603:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
556:Danny McShain
554:
552:
549:
548:
546:
542:
536:
535:Leroy McGuirk
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
520:Larry Tillman
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
507:
505:
501:
497:
488:
483:
481:
476:
474:
469:
468:
465:
458:
454:
449:
445:
444:Cagematch.net
441:
440:
427:
423:
416:
410:
406:
403:
398:
394:
381:
377:
376:
371:
370:
369:
368:
364:
359:
358:
357:
356:
352:
347:
343:
340:
339:
338:
337:
333:
328:
324:
321:
320:
319:
318:
317:NWA Tri-State
314:
309:
305:
304:
303:
300:
295:
291:
290:
289:
288:
284:
283:
277:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
244:Personal life
241:
239:
236:promotion to
235:
230:
226:
222:
218:
209:
205:
201:
198:
193:
190:
186:
183:
180:
176:
172:
164:
160:
156:
152:June 11, 1926
151:
147:
143:
139:
132:
127:
122:
113:
110:
102:
99:November 2016
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
1178:expanding it
1171:
1163:
1094:Peter Maivia
1080:
983:
975:Colby Corino
970:Kerry Morton
932:Ricky Morton
881:Chris Draven
878:Brother Love
866:Jason Rumble
862:Mike Thunder
816:Jushin Liger
783:Les Anderson
724:Terry Taylor
719:Jerry Stubbs
714:Les Thornton
694:Nelson Royal
653:RamĂłn Torres
627:Joe McCarthy
617:Hiro Matsuda
596:Mike DiBiase
576:Fred Blassie
565:
425:
415:
397:
374:
365:
354:
353:
334:
315:
301:
285:
247:
216:
215:
197:Ring name(s)
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
58:"Ed Francis"
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
1243:1926 births
1233:2016 deaths
1141:Bloch Arena
1085:Al Karasick
922:Chase Owens
888:Black Tiger
848:Tony Kozina
830:Logan Caine
774:Steve Regal
759:Denny Brown
709:Steve Keirn
673:Pat Barrett
663:Ken Mantell
648:Roger Kirby
612:Danny Hodge
571:Mike Clancy
551:Verne Gagne
530:Billy Goelz
510:Ken Fenelon
308:Ray Stevens
1217:Categories
1089:Lia Maivia
1081:Ed Francis
979:Joe Alonzo
941:John Saxon
893:Tiger Mask
871:Jimmy Rave
821:El Samurai
769:Gary Royal
764:Hiro Saito
754:Mike Davis
739:Tiger Mask
566:Ed Francis
525:Ray Steele
389:References
274:Don Muraco
270:Omaha Beef
141:Birth name
124:Ed Francis
69:newspapers
1069:Personnel
984:(current)
744:The Cobra
704:Al Madril
689:Ron Starr
586:Dory Funk
965:Homicide
405:Archived
225:promoter
947:Mr. USA
346:5 times
207:Retired
178:Website
155:Chicago
83:scholar
1129:Venues
1108:Events
380:1 time
327:1 time
250:Kailua
229:Hawaii
173:, U.S.
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
958:2020s
907:2010s
841:2000s
794:1990s
682:1980s
658:Dr. X
636:1970s
605:1960s
544:1950s
503:1940s
90:JSTOR
76:books
1174:stub
875:Star
294:1994
262:Russ
260:and
258:Bill
254:Oahu
210:1979
162:Died
149:Born
62:news
266:NFL
227:in
45:by
1219::
1151:/
1028:/
451:,
424:.
252:,
240:.
1205:e
1198:t
1191:v
1180:.
1018:e
1011:t
1004:v
486:e
479:t
472:v
428:.
382:)
378:(
348:)
344:(
329:)
325:(
296:)
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
