Richard Roy France 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.
Photograph of Richard France cropped from 1899 Michigan team photograph
1898 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1898 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1898 Western Conference football season. With Gustave Ferbert in his second year as head coach, the team compiled an undefeated 10–0 record, outscored its opponents 205–26, and won the Western Conference championship for the first time in the school's history.
1898 Michigan Wolverines football team
Head coach Gustave Ferbert quit after the 1899 season to prospect for gold in Alaska, returning several years later as a millionaire.
Athletic director Charles A. Baird
Allen Steckle later gained fame as the coach of the University of Nevada football team.