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UWF GREAT SAVANNAH JACK PASSES AWAY

The Star Tribune is reporting that "Savannah" Jack  Russell, who was a star in the Bill Watts' UWF promotion, passed away on 1/17 after a lengthy battle with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. He was 63 years old.

Russell was a member of the great UWF roster that, had the oil industry in the Mid-South area not gone south, could have given the WWF huge competition back in the mid 80s.  We pass along our condolences to his family.

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