admitting his drug use to a grand jury and Jones going to prison for lying to a grand jury about her drug use. Francis was not named as being involved in these specific drug use cases. He also became a highly sought after personal trainer, working with clients ranging from businessmen to professional athletes in the NBA, NFL, and NHL, including former Toronto Maple Leaf forward Tie Domi, who hired Francis to help him become a better all-round athlete. He authored two books on sprinting: Speed Trap and Training for Speed, and was the owner/operator of a highly popular (amongst sprinters) internet sprint training forum. Death In 2005 he was diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma, a form of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Francis died Wednesday May 12, 2010 at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital after a five-year battle with the disease shortly after a match had been found for stem cell therapy, according to statement from his family. Francis is survived by former national team member and wife of 21 years, Angela Coon and son James Francis (born February 9, 1999) Francis' funeral took place on May 18, 2010 at Rosedale Presbyterian Church and was attended by several of Canada's top sprinters, including Johnson, Angella Taylor-Issajenko, Mark McKoy, Milton Ottey, Desai Williams, France Gareau and Cheryl Thibedeau. Books Speed Trap (1991) Training for Speed (1997) ] "The Charlie Francis Training System" "The Structure of Training for Speed" References External links Charlie Francis' website 1948 births 2010 deaths Athletes from Toronto Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Ben Johnson doping case Canadian male sprinters Canadian track and field coaches Deaths from cancer in Ontario Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Stanford University alumni Stanford Cardinal men's track and field athletes Deaths from non-Hodgkin lymphoma