Richard France

This article is about the American football player. For the playwright and critic, see Richard France (writer). For the Anglican cleric, see R. T. France.

Richard France
Photograph of Richard France cropped from 1899 Michigan team photograph
Michigan Wolverines
PositionGuard
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:April 6, 1879
Decatur, Indiana
Died:April 19, 1953 (aged 74)
Louisville, Ohio
Career history
CollegeMichigan (1899)
Career highlights and awards

Richard Roy France (April 6, 1879 – April 19, 1953)[1] was an American football guard who played for the University of Michigan in 1898 and 1899. The 1898 team won the Western Conference. He was named an All-American in 1899.

  1. ^ "Deaths". The Michigan Alumnus, volume 60. 1953–1954. p. 32.("Richard Roy France, m'98-'99, d'99-'00, d. at Louisville, O., Apr. 19, 1953; aged 74. Buried, Alliance O.")