Jack Spellman
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| Position | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 14, 1899 Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1966 (aged 67) Mangula, Rhodesia |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Enfield (CT) |
| College | Brown |
| Career history | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
Representing the  United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
 | 1924 Paris | 87 kg |
John Franklin Spellman (June 14, 1899 – August 1, 1966) was an American wrestler and football player. He competed at the 1924 Olympic Games in freestyle wrestling, where he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight (87 kg) division. After college, Spellman became a professional wrestler and football player in the NFL.[1][2] Spellman played American football as a right end for the Providence Steam Rollers and Boston Braves from 1925 to 1932.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "John Spellman Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ^ "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
- ^ "Dropping Back In NFL History: The NFL's Olympians: (page 4)". Footballnation.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ "Jack Spellman". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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- 1899 births
- 1966 deaths
- Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- American male sport wrestlers
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Middletown, Connecticut
- American football ends
- Brown Bears football players
- Providence Steam Roller players
- Boston Braves (NFL) players
- Players of American football from Connecticut
- American male professional wrestlers
- American emigrants
- Immigrants to Rhodesia
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1890s birth stubs
- American wrestling Olympic medalist stubs
Spellman as captain of the 1923 Brown Bears | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 14, 1899 Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1966 (aged 67) Mangula, Rhodesia |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Enfield (CT) |
| College | Brown |
| Career history | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
| Representing the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
.svg/1280px-Gold_medal_icon_(G_initial).svg.png){kind=icon} | 1924 Paris | 87 kg |
John Franklin Spellman (June 14, 1899 – August 1, 1966) was an American wrestler and football player. He competed at the 1924 Olympic Games in freestyle wrestling, where he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight (87 kg) division. After college, Spellman became a professional wrestler and football player in the NFL.[1][2] Spellman played American football as a right end for the Providence Steam Rollers and Boston Braves from 1925 to 1932.[3][4]
References
- ^ "John Spellman Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ^ "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
- ^ "Dropping Back In NFL History: The NFL's Olympians: (page 4)". Footballnation.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ "Jack Spellman". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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