Lance Russell (March 18, 1926 – October 3, 2017) was an American sports broadcaster and ring announcer, primarily … 展开

Russell's career began at a television station in Jackson, Tennessee. He was asked to work as an announcer for a match promoted by Nick Gulas and Roy Welch. He had previous experience calling other sports such as b… 展开

Russell's work in Memphis Wrestling is shown in the 1989 documentary, I'm from Hollywood. He is also interviewed in regards to the film's primary subject, Andy Kaufman. Russell appears in the 1999 Kaufman biogra… 展开

Russell was married for 67 years to his wife Audrey until her death in 2014. They met in high school. They had three children: William, Valerie, and Shane.
On October 3, 2017, Russell died in Memphis while v… 展开