Sam Francis
Harrison Samuel Francis
Born: October 26, 1913
Dunbar, NE USA
Deceased: April 23, 2002
Springfield, MO
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 207
College: Nebraska
High School: Decatur (Oberlin, KS)
Career: 1937-1940
Drafted: 1937 in Round 1, #1 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Sam Francis played from 1937 to 1940 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Pirates. Francis ran for 873 yards in his career on 253 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 4 passes for 4 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 34 | 5.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 67.4 |
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| Totals | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 34 | 3.8 | 1 | 11.1 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 48 | 129 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 85 | 297 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 21 | 59 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 55 | 171 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 44 | 217 | 4.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 253 | 873 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 42 |
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 389 | 38.9 | 52 |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 719 | 44.9 | 69 |
| Totals | 29 | 1207 | 41.6 | 69 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | ||||
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 8 | 3 |
| 1938 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 1 |
| 1939 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 3 |
| 1939 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 3 |
| 1940 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 0 |
