Jim Spruill
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Dublin, Texas | February 26, 1923
Died | January 8, 2006 Boulder City, Nevada | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Dublin (Dublin, Texas) |
College | Rice (1947–1948) |
NBA draft | 1948: undrafted |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
1948 | Indianapolis Jets |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
James Winfred Spruill (February 26, 1923 – January 8, 2006) was an American professional basketball and football player.[1][2] He played in the Basketball Association of America for the Indianapolis Jets in just one game during the 1948–49 BAA season.[1] In that game he scored two points and recorded three personal fouls.[1] His professional football career was longer, spanning the 1948 and 1949 seasons in the All-America Football Conference.[2] Spruill played for the Baltimore Colts in 26 total games (starting 15 of them).[2] In college, Spruill had played basketball and football for Rice University.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Jim Spruill BAA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Jim Spruill NFL stats". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2006 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Colts (1947–50) players
- Basketball players from Texas
- Guards (basketball)
- High school football coaches in the United States
- Indianapolis Jets players
- People from Erath County, Texas
- Players of American football from Texas
- Rice Owls football players
- Rice Owls men's basketball players
- Sam Houston State Bearkats football coaches
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players