death_date birth_date databasefootball death_place collegehof stats image college name playing_years coaching_years birth_place playing_teams imagewidth coaching_teams position article_title draftedround draftedyear
23 april 2002 26 october 1913 francsam01 springfield , missouri 30112 y sam francis -lrb- 1936 -rrb- . jpg nebraska sam francis 1937 & ndash ; 1938 1939 1939 & ndash ; 1940 1947 dunbar , nebraska chicago bears pittsburgh pirates brooklyn dodgers 180 kansas state fullback , halfback sam francis -lrb- american football -rrb-
 1 / pick 1 1937
sam francis -lrb- american football -rrb-

harrison samuel `` sam '' francis -lrb- october 26 , 1913 -- april 23 , 2002 -rrb- was an american football player and coach , olympic shot putter , and army officer .
