Jim Spruill

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Jim Spruill
Personal information
Born(1923-02-26)February 26, 1923
DiedJanuary 8, 2006(2006-01-08) (aged 82)
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolDublin (Dublin, Texas)
CollegeRice (1941–1943, 1946–1948)
BAA draft1948: undrafted
PositionGuard
Career history
1948Indianapolis Jets
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

James Winfred Spruill (February 26, 1923 – January 8, 2006) was an American professional basketball and football player.[1][2]

Early life

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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]

College career

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Spruill won a basketball scholarship to Rice University where he also played college football.[5][1]

Professional career

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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]

Coaching career

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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]

BAA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played
 FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage
 APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948–49 Indianapolis 1 .333 .000 .0 2.0
Career 1 .333 .000 .0 2.0

References

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  • Career statistics from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball Reference
  • Career statistics from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference