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.
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1936 bobsleigh four-man results Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 DatabaseOlympics.com profile History of bobsleigh featuring Tyler
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