Jack Spellman Explained

Position:	End
Birth Date:	14 June 1899
Birth Place:	Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Death Place:	Mangula, Rhodesia
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	10
Weight Lbs:	201
High School:	Enfield (CT)
College:	Brown
Pastteams:	Providence Steamrollers (–) Boston Braves
Highlights:	NFL champion (1928) Olympic champion (1924)

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Spellman Olympic Results . 2013-09-15 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130924021717/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sp/john-spellman-1.html . 2013-09-24 .
2. Web site: 1924 Summer Olympics  - Paris, France  - Wrestling . databaseOlympics.com . April 28, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070220103959/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=8&sp=WRE . February 20, 2007 .
3. Web site: Dropping Back In NFL History: The NFL's Olympians: (page 4) . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924014439/http://www.footballnation.com/content/dropping-back-nfl-history-the-nfls-olympians/16029/4/ . dead . 2015-09-24 . Footballnation.com . 2012-09-19 .
4. Web site: Jack Spellman . Sports Reference LLC . pro-football-reference.com . September 25, 2016.