Francis Tyler

For those of a similar name, see Frank Tyler (disambiguation).

Francis Tyler

Personal information
Full name	Francis William Tyler
Nationality	American
Born	(1904-12-11)11 December 1904 Lake Placid, New York, USA
Died	11 April 1956(1956-04-11) (aged 51) Lake Placid, New York, USA
Sport
Sport	Bobsleigh
Medal record Men's Bobsleigh Representing the United States Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 1948 St. Moritz Four-man

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 bobsled run, Tyler was known for lighting up a cigarette to smoke, and was even depicted in an advertisement for Camel cigarettes in 1949. He died of a heart attack in 1956.

References

• 1936 bobsleigh four-man results
• Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Archived March 23, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
• DatabaseOlympics.com profile
• History of bobsleigh featuring Tyler
• "Milestones, Apr. 23, 1956". Time. April 23, 1956.