Ron Francis is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on March 1, 1963 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. NHL Hall of Fame centre who retired with 549 goals, 1249 assists and was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He was appointed director of hockey operations and general manger for the Carolina Hurricanes.
With 1,249. He was the only person to retire after He retired behind only Wayne Gretzky in career assists, with 1,249..
As a youth, Francis played in the 1975 and 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Francis was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the first round, fourth overall, of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He was a model of consistency and durability, averaging more than a point a game in over 1,700 games in 23 seasons, and (not counting the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season) averaging just under 77 games played a season. His three Lady Byng Trophies attest to his gentlemanly conduct on and off the ice. Francis stands second all-time in career assists behind Wayne Gretzky with 1,249, fifth in career points (1,798), third in games played (1,731), and twenty-sixth in career goals (549).
He had three children with Mary Lou Robie who he married in 1986.
