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Dave Sparks
No. 39, 68
Date of birth(1928-04-28)April 28, 1928
Place of birthArlington County, Virginia
Date of deathDecember 17, 1954(1954-12-17) (aged 26)
Career information
Position(s)Offensive lineman
US collegeSouth Carolina
NFL draft1951 / round: 15 / pick: 173
Career history
As player
1951San Francisco 49ers
1954Washington Redskins
Career stats

David Walter Sparks (April 28, 1928 – December 17, 1954) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of South Carolina and was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft.

In 1954, Sparks died from a heart attack at age 26 during his career with the Washington Redskins.