| Position: | Halfback |
| Number: | 26, 83 |
| Birth Date: | 21 May 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Draftyear: | 1950 |
| Draftround: | 5 |
| Draftpick: | 58 |
| College: | Notre Dame |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 12 |
| Statlabel2: | Offensive yards |
| Statvalue2: | 106 |
| Statlabel3: | Touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 2 |
Francis James Spaniel Jr. (May 21, 1928 - October 25, 1994) was an American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1950 NFL draft.
In his senior season at Notre Dame, Spaniel amassed 496 yards and 6.2 yards per carry as he helped the Fighting Irish win the 1949 national championship.[1]