John Franklin Spellman (June 14, 1899 – August 1, 1966) was an American wrestler and

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champion. He competed at the

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in Paris, where he won a gold medal in the

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light heavyweight division. After college, Spellman became a professional wrestler and football player. Spellman played American football as a right end for the Providence Steam Rollers and

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from 1925 to 1932.

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1899 births 1966 deaths Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics American male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in wrestling Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Middletown, Connecticut American football ends Brown Bears football players Providence Steam Roller players Boston Braves (NFL) players Players of American football from Connecticut American male professional wrestlers American emigrants Immigrants to Rhodesia {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub