Education
Washington State University.
Washington State University.
He later was an assistant coach with the Denver Broncos. Polsfoot played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the third round of the 1950 NFL Draft. He caught 57 passes in the 1951 season for the Chicago Cardinals and was selected to the Pro Bowl.
He started his coaching career with the University of Wisconsin, River Falls.
In 1961 he joined the Saint Louis Cardinals for the NFL as an assistant coach. Polsfoot later coached with the Houston Oilers, Cleveland Browns, and Denver Broncos.
His NFL coaching career lasted over 20 years and he was an assistant coach for the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII. Francis was married to Mary Hesterman and had two children, Sally Baldwin (Houston, Texas) and Thomas Polsfoot (Sachse, Texas). Both Francis and Curt had served in the Merchant Marines during World World War World War II Fran, as he liked to be called, battled brain cancer in 1984 and was an inspiration to those who watched his fight against the disease.
He died on Good Friday, April 5, 1985.
WR - Saint Louis Cardinals (1962–1967)
WR - Houston Oilers (1968–1971)
WR - Cleveland Browns (1972–1974)
WR - Houston Oilers (1975–1976)
WR - Denver Broncos (1977–1980)
TE - Denver Broncos (1981)
TE and System Technologies - Denver Broncos (1982-1984).