Jack Spellman
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Born: | (1899-06-14)June 14, 1899 Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died: | August 1, 1966(1966-08-01) (aged 67) Mangula, Rhodesia |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) |
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High school: | Enfield (CT) |
College: | Brown |
Position: | End |
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![]() | 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 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
- ^ "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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "Jack Spellman". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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Anders Larsson (SWE)
- 1924
Jack Spellman (USA)
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Thure Sjöstedt (SWE)
- 1932
Peter Mehringer (USA)
- 1936
Knut Fridell (SWE)
- 1948
Henry Wittenberg (USA)
- 1952
Viking Palm (SWE)
- 1956
Gholamreza Takhti (IRN)
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İsmet Atlı (TUR)
- 1964
Aleksandr Medved (URS)
- 1968
Ahmet Ayık (TUR)
- 1972
Ben Peterson (USA)
- 1976
Levan Tediashvili (URS)
- 1980
Sanasar Oganisyan (URS)
- 1984
Ed Banach (USA)
- 1988
Makharbek Khadartsev (URS)
- 1992
Makharbek Khadartsev (EUN)
- 1996
Rasoul Khadem (IRI)
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- 1924–1960: 87 kg
- 1964–1968: 97 kg
- 1972–1996: 90 kg
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