Francis Heydt
Francis Elmer Heydt (August 15, 1918 – November 25, 2008) was a competitive swimmer who won three NCAA men's swimming championships, including the 150-yard backstroke event and two 300-yard medley relay championships as a member of the University of Michigan swimming team in 1940 and 1941. He later operated a successful clothing and export business that manufactured camouflage clothing to governments in the United States, Israel, and Libya. He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1988.
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Birth date | August 15, 1918 |
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Date of death | November 25, 2008 |
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