Jack Spellman

Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Jack Spellman
	Spellman as captain of the 1923 Brown Bears
Personal information
Born:	June 14, 1899; Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Died:	August 1, 1966 (aged 67); Mangula, Rhodesia
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Position:	End
High school:	Enfield (CT)
College:	Brown
Career history
	Providence Steamrollers (1925–1931); Boston Braves (1932);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1928); Olympic champion (1924);

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]

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