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Francis Tyler
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| Intro | Bobsledder |
| Was | Athlete Bobsledder |
| From | United States of America |
| Field | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 11 December 1904, Lake Placid, USA |
| Death | 11 April 1956, Lake Placid, USA (aged 51 years) |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
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Francis William Tyler (December 11, 1904 – April 11, 1956) 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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