Sam Francis (athlete)
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Position (s): Halfback , Fullback |
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| born October 26, 1913 in Dunbar , Nebraska | |
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| Active : 1937 - 1940 | |
| NFL Draft : 1937 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st | |
| College : University of Nebraska-Lincoln | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Running attempts | 232 |
| erlaufene yards | 814 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Harrison Samuel "Sam" Francis (born October 26, 1913 in Dunbar , Nebraska , † April 23, 2002 in Springfield , Missouri ) was an American shot putter and American football player .
As a shot putter, he was fourth at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin with 15.45 m.
In 1937 he was starting for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with his personal best of 16.30 m NCAA champion.
In the National Football League (NFL) he played from 1937 to 1938 for the Chicago Bears , 1939 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and from 1939 to 1940 for the Brooklyn Dodgers .
Web links
- Sam Francis in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Sam Francis in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Francis, Sam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Francis, Harrison Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American shot putter and American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dunbar , Nebraska |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 2002 |
| Place of death | Springfield |