Personal information | |
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Born | Dublin, Texas, U.S. | February 26, 1923
Died | January 8, 2006 Boulder City, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 82)
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Dublin (Dublin, Texas) |
College | Rice (1941–1943, 1946–1948) |
BAA draft | 1948: undrafted |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
1948 | Indianapolis Jets |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
James Winfred Spruill (February 26, 1923 – January 8, 2006) was an American professional basketball and football player. [1] [2]
Spruill was born in Dublin, Texas, to Clint and Addie Spruill. [3] He first played football at Dublin High School, where he earned four letters and All-District honours as a tailback. [4]
Spruill won a basketball scholarship to Rice University where he also played college football. [5] [1]
Following his graduation, Spruill played professional football for the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference in the 1948 and 1949 seasons. [2] He played in 26 total games, starting 15. [2]
Spruill also 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] [6] He was recommended to Jets coach Burl Friddle by Colts coach Cecil Isbell. [7]
In 1951, Spruill became a high school football coach at Silsbee, Texas. He later coached at Durango High School in Durango, Colorado, Amphitheater High School in Tucson, Arizona, and Lompoc High School in Lompoc, California. [8] He coached football at LHS from 1965 to 1974 before serving as athletic director until 1981. [9] [5]
Spruill died in 2006 at Boulder City, Nevada, at age 82. [10]
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | ||||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
APG | Assists per game | ||||
PPG | Points per game |
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1948–49 | Indianapolis | 1 | .333 | .000 | .0 | 2.0 |
Career | 1 | .333 | .000 | .0 | 2.0 |
Personal information | |
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Born | Dublin, Texas, U.S. | February 26, 1923
Died | January 8, 2006 Boulder City, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 82)
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Dublin (Dublin, Texas) |
College | Rice (1941–1943, 1946–1948) |
BAA draft | 1948: undrafted |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
1948 | Indianapolis Jets |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
James Winfred Spruill (February 26, 1923 – January 8, 2006) was an American professional basketball and football player. [1] [2]
Spruill was born in Dublin, Texas, to Clint and Addie Spruill. [3] He first played football at Dublin High School, where he earned four letters and All-District honours as a tailback. [4]
Spruill won a basketball scholarship to Rice University where he also played college football. [5] [1]
Following his graduation, Spruill played professional football for the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference in the 1948 and 1949 seasons. [2] He played in 26 total games, starting 15. [2]
Spruill also 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] [6] He was recommended to Jets coach Burl Friddle by Colts coach Cecil Isbell. [7]
In 1951, Spruill became a high school football coach at Silsbee, Texas. He later coached at Durango High School in Durango, Colorado, Amphitheater High School in Tucson, Arizona, and Lompoc High School in Lompoc, California. [8] He coached football at LHS from 1965 to 1974 before serving as athletic director until 1981. [9] [5]
Spruill died in 2006 at Boulder City, Nevada, at age 82. [10]
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | ||||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
APG | Assists per game | ||||
PPG | Points per game |
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1948–49 | Indianapolis | 1 | .333 | .000 | .0 | 2.0 |
Career | 1 | .333 | .000 | .0 | 2.0 |