What is Lance Russell?
'''Lance Russell''' (March 18, 1926 – October 3, 2017) was a [[professional wrestling]] [[announcer]] and [[Sports commentator|commentator]] from 1959 to 1997. He was born in [[Tennessee]]. His primary announcing partner was [[Dave Brown (meteorologist)|Dave Brown]]. He was included in the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA)'s [[NWA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] and [[NWA Wrestling Legends Hall of Heroes|Hall of Heroes]]. In addition, he was in the [[United States Wrestling Association]]'s [[Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame]] and ''[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards|Wrestling Observer Newsletter's]]'' [[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]. Russell died in [[Memphis, Tennessee]] on October 3, 2017 from complications of a broken hip caused by a fall at the age of 91.<ref name=passed>{{Cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2017/10/03/22756331.html|title=Legendary announcer Lance Russell dies|author=Oliver, Greg|publisher=SLAM Wrestling|access-date=October 3, 2017|date=October 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2017/10/03/legendary-memphis-wrestling-announcer-lance-russell-dies-91/726519001/|title=Lance Russell, legendary Memphis wrestling announcer, dies at 91|website=The Commercial Appeal}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Lance}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Accidental deaths from falls in the United States]] [[Category:Deaths from fractured hip]] [[Category:Professional wrestling announcers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Tennessee]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}