Jon Francis
| Date of birth: | June 23, 1964 |
| Place of birth: |  Corvallis, Oregon |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | Running Back |
| College: | Boise State |
| NFL Draft: | 1986 / Round: 7/ Pick 184 |
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| As player: | |
| 1987 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Jon Charles Naekauna Francis (born June 21, 1964 in Corvallis, Oregon) is former American football player. He is the son of former Green Bay Packer, Joe Francis, and brother of one of the Detroit Lion's 2007 second round draft pick, Ikaika Alama-Francis.[1]
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[edit] High school career
Francis attended Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon and starred in football. Francis played strong safety and tailback for the Spartans. His 1702 yards that he had his senior year in 1981 was the school record until 2004.[2]
[edit] College career
At Boise State University, Francis played running back.
[edit] Professional career
He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. Francis played two seasons in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams (1987) where he played in 9 games and had 35 carries for 138 yards and 8 receptions for 38 yards (2 TD's).
[edit] References
- ^ Curran, Bobby. "A Bigger, Stronger Alama-Francis". midweek.com. http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/curranevents_article/a_bigger_stronger_alama_francis/. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ "Corvallis High Football Individual Records". corvallishighfootball.com. http://corvallishighfootball.com/individualrecords.html. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
[edit] External links
- TED Talks: John Francis walks the Earth at TED in 2008
