Birth name Ed Francis Children Russ Francis Role Professional wrestler | Name Ed Francis Ring name(s) Ed Francis | |
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Long story short with leslie wilcox ed francis pbs hawai i
Edmund Charles "Ed" Francis (June 11, 1926 – November 18, 2016) was a professional wrestler and wrestling promoter in Hawaii 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 dwindling Polynesian Pacific Wrestling promotion to "High Chief” Peter Maivia.
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- Long story short with leslie wilcox ed francis pbs hawai i
- RIP Dead Wrestlers Edmund Francis
- Personal life
- Championships and accomplishments
- References
RIP Dead Wrestlers: Edmund Francis
Personal life
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,going onto 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.