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Position: | Fullback | ||||||
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Born: | Toomsuba, Mississippi, U.S. | February 4, 1930||||||
Died: | September 29, 1994 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 64)||||||
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College: | Alcorn State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1952 / Round: 11 / Pick: 126 | ||||||
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John Robert Spinks (August 15, 1930 – September 29, 1994) was a professional American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1952), the Chicago Cardinals (1953), the Green Bay Packers (1955–1956), and the New York Giants (1956–1957). The stadium for the Alcorn State Braves is named in honor of Jack Spinks.