Frank Spaniel
American football player (1928–1994)
American football player
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No. 26, 83 | |||||||
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Position: | Halfback | ||||||
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Born: | (1928-05-21)May 21, 1928 Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | October 25, 1994(1994-10-25) (aged 66) | ||||||
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College: | Notre Dame | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1950 / Round: 5 / Pick: 58 | ||||||
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Francis James Spaniel, Jr. (May 21, 1928 – October 25, 1994) was an American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1950 NFL draft.
College career
In his senior season at Notre Dame, Spaniel amassed 496 yards and 6.2 yards per carry as he helped the Fighting Irish win the 1949 national championship.[1]
References
- ^ "Fabulous Forties Finale". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. August 28, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
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1947 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football—AP national champions
- Russell "Pete" Ashbaugh
- Terry Brennan
- Gus Cifelli
- Corwin Clatt
- George Connor
- Larry Coutre
- Zygmont Czarobski
- Bill Fischer
- Bill Gay
- Bill Gompers
- Leon Hart
- Frank Kosikowski
- Bill Leonard
- Bob Livingstone
- Johnny Lujack
- Jim Martin
- Ralph McGehee
- Bill O'Connor
- John Panelli
- Joe Signaigo
- Floyd Simmons
- Emil Sitko
- Frank Spaniel
- Art Statuto
- George Strohmeyer
- George Sullivan
- Mike Swistowicz
- Frank Tripucka
- Gasper Urban
- Bill Walsh
- Marty Wendell
- Bill Wightkin
- Ernie Zalejski
- Head coach: Frank Leahy
- Assistant coaches: Bernie Crimmins
- John F. Druze
- Moose Krause
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