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 Francis, circa 1956 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edmund Charles Francis June 11, 1926 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 90) Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. |
| Website | http://gentlemanedfrancis.com/ |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | "Gentleman" Ed Francis |
| Retired | 1979 |
Edmund Charles Francis (June 11, 1926 – November 18, 2016) was an Americanprofessional wrestler and wrestlingpromoter inHawaii 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 the50th State Big Time Wrestling promotion to"High Chief” Peter Maivia.
Francis raised his children on the windward side ofKailua,Oahu. His two sons,Bill andRuss, also enjoyed a wrestling career for a little while. Russ also had a career in theNFL, playing 13 seasons. Russ won aSuper Bowl playing for theSan Francisco 49ers (Jan 1985). He later went on to work with theOmaha Beef Arena Football Team. One of the Francis brothers' contemporaries was wrestlerDon 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 toEugene, Oregon.
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