[2] Francis broke his left leg early in training camp in 1960, ending his season,[17][18] then incurred a knee injury in an intrasquad game in 1961, and was waived.

[21] Upon retiring from pro football, Francis returned to Corvallis and was an assistant at Oregon State under head coach Prothro in 1963 and 1964.

[1][22][23] He then returned to Hawaii to become a physical education teacher and football coach at Pearl City High School,[3] and retired in 2001.

He was selected in the seventh round[broken anchor] (184th overall) of the 1986 NFL draft by the New York Giants and played for the Los Angeles Rams in 1987.

Another son, Ikaika Alama-Francis (b.1984), was a defensive end for the University of Hawaii and was selected in the second round (58th overall) of the 2007 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions.