Dick Sprague

American football player (1931–2008)

American football player

Dick SpraguePersonal information

Born:| November 13, 1931
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Died:| May 28, 2008
Medina, Washington, U.S.
Career information
High school:| Spokane (WA) Gonzaga Prep
College:| Washington
Position:| Defensive back
Career highlights and awards

* First-team All-American (1950)
* First-team All-PCC (1950)

Richard Severn Sprague (November 13, 1931 – May 28, 2008) was an American football player. He played college football for the Washington Huskies football team and, as a sophomore, was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team defensive player on their 1950 College Football All-America Team.[1][2] Sprague passed on an opportunity to play in the National Football League (NFL) to study law at Harvard Law School. At Harvard, he also coached football. He worked as an attorney at the Bogle and Gates law firm for 40 years and at Kemper Development Co. in Bellevue, Washington, for several years after that. He died of prostate cancer in 2008 at age 77 at his home in Medina, Washington.[3]

## See also

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* Washington Huskies football statistical leaders

## References

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1. ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1220\. ISBN 1401337031.
2. ^ "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. December 17, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
3. ^ Dan Raley (May 30, 2008). "Dick Sprague, 1931-2008: All-American had speed to spare for UW: Defensive back one of fastest Huskies ever". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.