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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 eventatSt. Moritzin1948.
After the end of each bobsled run, Tyler was known for lighting up a cigarettetosmoke, and was even depicted in an advertisement for Camel cigarettes in 1949.[1]
He died of a heart attack in 1956.
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 Fiske, Eagan, Gray, O'Brien (USA) Musy, Gartmann, Bouvier, Beerli (SUI) Tyler, Martin, Rimkus, D'Amico (USA) Ostler, Kuhn, Nieberl, Kemser (GER) Kapus, Diener, Alt, Angst (SUI) V. Emery, Kirby, Anakin, J. Emery (CAN) Monti, de Paolis, Zandonella, Armano (ITA) Wicki, Hubacher, Leutenegger, Camichel (SUI) Nehmer, Babock, Germeshausen, Lehmann (GDR) Nehmer, Musioł, Germeshausen, Gerhardt (GDR) Hoppe, Wetzig, Schauerhammer, Kirchner (GDR) Fasser, Meier, Fässler, Stocker (SUI) Appelt, Winkler, Haidacher, Schroll (AUT) Czudaj, Brannasch, Hampel, Szelig (GER) Langen, Zimmerman, Jakobs, Hampel (GER) Lange, Kühn, Kuske, Embach (GER) Lange, Hoppe, Putze, Kuske (GER) Holcomb, Olsen, Mesler, Tomasevicz (USA) Melbārdis, Vilkaste, Dreiškens, Strenga (LAT) Friedrich, Bauer, Grothkopp, Margis (GER) Friedrich, Margis, Bauer, Schüller (GER) |
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