Francis Tyler

For those of a similar name, see Frank Tyler (disambiguation).
Francis Tyler
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
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 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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