ED Spotovich was the star athlete at South High School in Pittsburgh. Spotovich led his tram to the 1938 Pennsylvania state high school basketball championship. Spotovich attended the University of Pittsburgh where he earned six varsity letters as a standout on both the football and basketball teams. The undefeated 1937 football team was declared the national champions.
| ED SPOTOVICH |
Height: |
6:02 |
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Weight: |
190 |
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College: |
Pittsburgh’38 |
| Edward Stanley Spotovich |
Born: May 6, 1916 |
Died: Sep 7, 2002 |
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Hometown: |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Edward Stanley Spotts |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Spotty Spotovich |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1934-35 |
Pittsburgh (Frosh) |
College |
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| 1935-36 |
Pittsburgh |
College |
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| 1936-37 |
Pittsburgh |
College |
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| 1937-38 |
Pittsburgh |
College |
21 |
60 |
35 |
62 |
.565 |
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155 |
7.4 |
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| 1938-39 |
Pittsburgh |
NBL |
3 |
6 |
1 |
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13 |
4.3 |
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| 1938-39 |
Uniontown Collegians |
Indep |
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| 1939-40 |
Uniontown Collegians |
Indep |
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| 1940-41 |
Clarksburg Oilers |
Indep |
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| 1941-45 |
U.S. Coast Guard |
Military Service |
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| 1944-45 |
New Britain Pros |
Indep |
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Major League Totals |
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3 |
6 |
1 |
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13 |
4.3 |
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L0u Spindell was a standout on the powerful City College of New York teams of the the mid 1930’s. Spindell was a talented scorer and an aggressive defender. During his three varsity seasons, CCNY compiled a 30-10 record. Spindell played professional basketball for ten seasons. His career was shortened by military service during World War II. In the early 1950’s, Spindell fell victim to the McCarthyite investigations of the New York Ciy school system. In front of a Senate sub-committee, Spindell refused answer any questions. As a consequence, Spindell was fired from his teaching position.
| LOU SPINDELL |
Height: |
5:10 |
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Weight: |
175 |
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College: |
CCNY’30 |
| Louis H. Spindell |
Born: Dec 16, 1908 |
Died: Dec 3, 1997 |
Hometown: |
New York, NY |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1926-27 |
C.C.N.Y. (Frosh) |
College |
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| 1927-28 |
C.C.N.Y. |
College |
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| 1928-29 |
C.C.N.Y. |
College |
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| 1929-30 |
C.C.N.Y. |
College |
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| 1930-31 |
Cleveland–Toledo |
ABL |
35 |
58 |
28 |
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144 |
4.1 |
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| 1931-32 |
Union City |
MBL |
2 |
4 |
1 |
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9 |
4.5 |
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| 1931-32 |
Philadelphia Moose |
EBL |
7 |
31 |
32 |
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94 |
13.4 |
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| 1931-32 |
Brookyn Americans |
Indep |
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| 1932-33 |
Yonkers–Jersey City–Brooklyn Visititation |
MBL |
31 |
54 |
18 |
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126 |
4.1 |
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| 1932-33 |
Philadelphia Moose–Trenton |
EBL |
26 |
74 |
79 |
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227 |
8.7 |
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| 1933-34 |
Trenton |
ABL |
42 |
123 |
109 |
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355 |
8.5 |
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| 1933-34 |
Dunmore |
PSL |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
3.0 |
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| 1934-35 |
Newark/New Britain Mules |
ABL |
37 |
77 |
63 |
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217 |
5.9 |
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| 1934-35 |
Nanticoke |
PSL |
25 |
74 |
39 |
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187 |
7.5 |
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| 1935-36 |
Nanticoke/Tunkhannock/Freeland |
PSL |
11 |
24 |
30 |
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78 |
7.1 |
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| 1936-37 |
New York Whirlwinds |
Indep |
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| 1937-38 |
New Haven/New York Jewels |
ABL |
35 |
71 |
44 |
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186 |
5.3 |
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| 1937-38 |
Tunkhannock/Pittston |
NYPA |
3 |
11 |
7 |
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29 |
9.7 |
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| 1938-39 |
New York |
ABL |
30 |
54 |
58 |
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166 |
5.5 |
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| 1939-40 |
New York |
ABL |
8 |
17 |
10 |
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44 |
5.5 |
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| 1940-42 |
Voluntarily Retired |
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| 1942-44 |
U.S. Army |
Military Service |
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| 1944-45 |
New York |
ABL |
22 |
43 |
15 |
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101 |
4.6 |
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Major League Totals |
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275 |
606 |
457 |
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1669 |
6.1 |
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PLAYOFF RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1931-32 |
Union City |
MBL |
4 |
10 |
10 |
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30 |
7.5 |
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| 1931-32 |
Philadelphia Moose |
EBL |
4 |
6 |
12 |
18 |
.667 |
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24 |
6.0 |
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| 1933-34 |
Trenton |
ABL |
6 |
16 |
11 |
17 |
.647 |
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43 |
7.2 |
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| 1933-34 |
Nanticoke |
PSL |
2 |
3 |
2 |
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8 |
4.0 |
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| 1934-35 |
Nanticoke |
PSL |
3 |
6 |
5 |
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17 |
5.7 |
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| 1935-36 |
Freeland |
PSL |
4 |
10 |
10 |
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30 |
7.5 |
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| 1937-38 |
New York Jewels |
ABL |
6 |
11 |
12 |
16 |
.750 |
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34 |
5.7 |
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| 1938-39 |
New York |
ABL |
5 |
2 |
2 |
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6 |
1.2 |
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Major League Totals |
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25 |
45 |
47 |
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137 |
5.5 |
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Minor League Totals |
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9 |
19 |
17 |
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55 |
6.1 |
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JackSpencer was head basketball coach at Iowa Wesleyan College from 1954 through 1959. He then moved to the University of Nevada where he was head basketball coach from 1059 until 1972. After stepping down as head coach, Spencer remained at Nevada for another 17 seasons as an assistent basketball coach.
| JACK SPENCER |
Height: |
6:03 |
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Weight: |
160 |
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College: |
Iowa’48 |
| Jackson Mastren Spencer Jr. |
Born: Apr 25, 1923 |
Died: Jun 15, 2004 |
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Hometown: |
Davenport, Ia. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1943-44 |
Iowa |
College |
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| 1944-45 |
Iowa |
College |
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| 1946-47 |
Iowa |
College |
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| 1947-48 |
Iowa |
College |
18 |
20 |
37 |
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77 |
4.3 |
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| 1948-49 |
Waterloo |
NBL |
11 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
1.000 |
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16 |
1.5 |
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| 1948-49 |
Cedar Rapids Raiders |
Indep |
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Major League Totals |
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11 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
1.000 |
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16 |
1.5 |
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