Jim Spavital
James J. Spavital
Born: September 15, 1926
Oklahoma City, OK USA
Deceased: March 7, 1993
Stillwater, OK
Position: FB-LB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 210
College: Oklahoma St.
High School: Edmond Memorial (Tulsa, OK)
Career: 1949-1951
Drafted: 1948 in Round 1, #11 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Coaching record
Jim Spavital played from 1949 to 1951 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Los Angeles Dons and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Spavital ran for 575 yards in his career on 123 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 26 passes for 305 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 58 | 246 | 4.2 | 96 | 2 |
1951 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 50 | 285 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 |
AAFC | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | |
NFL | 58 | 246 | 4.2 | 96 | 2 | |
CFL | 50 | 285 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | |
Totals | 123 | 575 | 4.7 | 96 | 4 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
1950 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 21 | 238 | 11.3 | 45 | 1 |
1951 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
AAFC | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
NFL | 21 | 238 | 11.3 | 45 | 1 | |
CFL | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 26 | 305 | 11.7 | 45 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
AAFC | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
Totals | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1950 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
1951 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
Totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 12 | 3 |
1950 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 11 | 7 |
1951 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 |
Honors
1951 - CFL CFL West All-Star (2nd Team)