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Francies is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Michael Francies (born 1956), British solicitor *Chris Francies (born 1982), American football player *Coye Francies (born 1986), American football player *Duane Francies (1921–2004), American military aviator See also *Francis (other) Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places *Rural Mu ...
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Coye Francies
Coye Glenn Francies (born November 15, 1986) is a former American football cornerback. Francies grew up in Rancho Cordova, California and played college football at American River, Oregon State, and San Jose State. In the 2009 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns drafted Francies in the sixth round. Early years At Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova, California, Francies lettered in football and track and field. Francies attended American River College from 2004–05. As a sophomore, he led the team in pass interceptions (11) and was named Mid-Empire Conference Defensive MVP. He also earned 2005 California Community College All-American honors and was listed as the No. 62 junior college player in the nation by ''Rivals.com''. Francies transferred to Oregon State University to continue his collegiate career. He played in all 14 games and started five times for the Beavers in the 2006 season. Oregon State won the 2006 Sun Bowl. However, Francies was thrown off the team in the ...
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Duane Francies
First lieutenant Duane Francies (July 15, 1921 – May 5, 2004) was a military aviator who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service. Early life He was the only son of Merritt Charles Francies and Kathleen Horan Francies. Duane witnessed the landing of Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon after the first nonstop trans-Pacific flight, driving his desire to be a pilot. After graduation from Wenatchee High School in 1939, he attended Seattle Pacific College and Wenatchee Valley College where he had civilian pilot training. Military service Three days after Pearl Harbor, Francies enlisted with the Army. Along with his observer William Martin, both used their Colt 45 to down a German Storch on April 11, 1945. This story was related in Cornelius Ryan's book The Last Battle (Ryan) in 1966. Twice recommended for a Distinguished Flying Cross during the war, it was not until Scoop Jackson took up the issue and the medal was awarded in 1967.(Martin had already been awarded ...
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Michael Francies
Michael Francies (born 14 October 1956) is a British solicitor who specializes in equity financing. He is currently the managing partner of the London office of the United States firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. In 2004 he won the "Partner of the Year" award at ''The Lawyer'' awards. He followed this by winning the "Deal Lawyer of the Year" award at the ''Legal Week'' awards in 2006. Early life and education Francies was born in Israel, but moved to the UK with his family as a young child. He did most of his schooling and university there. He earned his law degree at Manchester University (LLB, 1978); and did graduate work in finance at the College of Law, London (LSF, 1979). Career After law school and passing the bar, Francies started with Clifford Chance, which became one of the largest global law firms after its merger. It is based at Canary Wharf, but has offices throughout Europe, and in other nations, including the United States. He moved to Weil Gotshal & Manges in ...
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Chris Francies
Christopher Cerell Francies RAN-sis(born July 26, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Texas-El Paso. Francies is currently playing for the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League Francies previously played for the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers. College career Francies attended the University of Texas at El Paso and was a student Major in Biology and a letterman in football. In football, he was a four-year letterman and a three-year starter. As a senior, he won third-team All-Conference USA accolades and was named the team's Offensive M.V.P. and as a junior, he was an All-Western Athletic Conference Honorable Mention selection. Professional career Green Bay Packers After playing two seasons with the Packers, Francies was released on August 25, 2008. New Orleans Saints Francies was signed to the practice squad of the New Orleans Saints on Novembe ...
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