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Jack Spellman
Personal information
Born:(1899-06-14)June 14, 1899
Middletown, Connecticut, United States
Died:August 1, 1966(1966-08-01) (aged 67)
Mangula, Rhodesia
Career information
College:Brown
Position:End
Career history
Jack Spellman
Medal record
Men's wrestling
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Freestyle, light heavyweight

John Franklin "Jack" Spellman (June 14, 1899 – August 1, 1966) was an American wrestler and olympic champion. He competed at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, where he won a gold medal in freestyle light heavyweight.[1][2] Spellman has also played American football as a right end for the Providence Steam Roller and Boston Braves from 1925 to 1932.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "John Spellman Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  2. ^ "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling". databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
  3. ^ "Dropping Back In NFL History: The NFL's Olympians: (page 4)". Footballnation.com. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  4. ^ "Jack Spellman". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.


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