Jack Spikes

Jack Spikes

File:Jack Spikes 1960.jpg
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Positions	Fullback Halfback Placekicker
Personal information
Born	(1937-02-05) February 5, 1937 Big Spring, Texas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Snyder (Snyder, Texas)
College	TCU
NFL draft	1960: 1st round, 6th overall pick
AFL draft	1960: 1st round
Career history
Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs (1960-1964) Houston Oilers (1965) Buffalo Bills (1966-1967)
Awards and highlights
AFL champion (1962) AFL Championship MVP (1962) First-team All-American (1959) 2× First-team All-SWC (1958, 1959)
Career AFL statistics
Rushing yards 1,693 Rushing average 4.1 Receptions 56 Receiving yards 679 Total touchdowns 21 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

Jack Erwin Spikes (born February 5, 1937) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and placekicker in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs before playing for the AFL's Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Oilers, and the Buffalo Bills.

Spikes played a key role in professional football's longest championship game, the 1962 AFL Championship Game between the Texans and the Houston Oilers. Spikes' teammate Bill Hull intercepted the Oilers' George Blanda late in the first overtime. Hull's interception allowed the Texans to start the second overtime with two powerful runs by Spikes, to move the ball to the Oilers' 25-yard line, and Tommy Brooker kicked a field goal to give the Texans the win, 20–17.