Francis Tyler
Olympic athlete
1904 – 1956
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Who was Francis Tyler?
Francis William Tyler was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the four-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.
After the end of each bobsleigh run, Tyler was known for lighting up a cigarette to smoke, even being in an advertisement for Camel cigarettes in 1949.
He died of a heart attack in 1956.
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- Born
- Dec 11, 1904
Lake Placid - Also known as
- Francis William Tyler
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Apr 11, 1956
Lake Placid
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on July 23, 2013
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