Charlie Francis, Dead at 61
Published by Toronto Mike on May 12, 2010 @ 21:07 in Celebrity Deaths
Charlie Francis was 61. He was the sprint coach most noteworthy for being the trainer of sprinter Ben Johnson, the first competitor to be stripped of an Olympic gold medal for using banned drugs, and sprinters Angella Issajenko, Mark McKoy and Desai Williams. Francis was banned by Athletics Canada following his admissions at the 1989 Dubin inquiry that he had introduced Johnson to steroids.
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Fred
May 12, 2010 / 22:29
I am sad to hear this news!
He was my neighbour during the whole Johnson affair.
He was on the top of the world once and his life changed after that. I remember his good looking girlfriend moving out just around the time, the news broke out.
God bless his sole.