Education
Highly recruited nationally as a fullback prospect from Columbus West High School, Francis chose to attend his hometown university after being recruited by Woody Hayes.
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Career
Playing behind College Hall of Famer Bob Ferguson for two years, and a backfield that included future Pro Football Hall of Famer Paul Warfield and future American Football League legend Matt Snell (American Federation of Labor-Congress), Francis did not break into the starting lineup until his senior year. That year, Ohio State started out as the preseason Associated Press #1 team in the country. Although close losses to University of California, Los Angeles and Northwestern derailed Ohio State"s national championship hopes that season, Francis—in a backfield that still included Paul Warfield—led the team in rushing, averaging over 5 yds/carry.
Until the 2007 season, his 186 yard, two touchdown performance was the most yards gained by an Ohio State running back against Michigan.(Beanie Wells) Most noteworthy about that performance, is that Francis, under complete exhaustion, collapsed untouched near the goal line in an open field run before he could tally his third touchdown.
Drafted by the Washington Redskins, Francis played one year in the National Football League before his career was ended by injury. David is married to Polly Francis and lives in Fairview, Texas.
