- Jon Francis
NFL player
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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1964|6|21
Birthplace=flagicon|USACorvallis, Oregon
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Position=Running Back
number=4
College=Boise State
DraftedYear=1986
DraftedRound=7/ Pick 184
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years=1987
teams=Los Angeles Rams
HOF=Jon Charles Naekauna Francis (born
June 6 ,1964 inCorvallis, Oregon ) is formerAmerican 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 . [ cite web|url=http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/curranevents_article/a_bigger_stronger_alama_francis/|title= A Bigger, Stronger Alama-Francis|publisher=midweek.com|last=Curran|first=Bobby|accessdate=2007-12-21 ]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. cite web|url=http://corvallishighfootball.com/individualrecords.html|title=Corvallis High Football Individual Records|publisher=corvallishighfootball.com|accessdate=2007-12-21 ]College career
At
Boise State University , Francis played running back.Professional career
He was drafted in the seventh round of the
1986 NFL Draft by theNew York Giants . Francis played one season 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).References
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