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
High school:	Enfield (CT)
College:	Brown
Position:	End
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]

References

^ "John Spellman Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
^ "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
^ "Dropping Back In NFL History: The NFL's Olympians: (page 4)". Footballnation.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
^ "Jack Spellman". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.