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Born: | Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. | June 14, 1899
Died: | August 1, 1966 Mangula, Rhodesia | (aged 67)
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Enfield (CT) |
College: | Brown |
Position: | End |
Career history | |
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Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
Representing the ![]() | ||
Olympic Games
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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]