John Franklin Spellman ( English John Franklin Spellman ; June 14, 1899 , Middletown , Connecticut , USA - August 1, 1966 , Mangula, Western Machonaland, Southern Rhodesia (now Mangura, Zimbabwe )) - American wrestler , Olympic champion, player and coach in American football [2] [3] .
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| Full name | John Franklin Spellman |
| A country |  USA |
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| Club | Brown Bears, Providence |
| Date of Birth | June 14, 1899 |
| Place of Birth | Middletown , Connecticut , USA |
| Date of death | August 1, 1966 (67 years old) |
| Place of death | Mangula, Western Mashaland, Southern Rhodesia |
| Growth | 178 cm [1] |
| Weight | 86 kg [one] |
Biography
Born in Middletown, Connecticut , grew up on a family farm on Somersville's Hall Hill Road . After graduating from a local elementary school, he began to study at Anfield, where he left weekly and graduated from school in 1918. After school, following his brother, he entered Brown University and went in for wrestling [4] .
By 1924 he was the captain of the university team and two-time champion of the United States. He was selected to participate in the Olympic Games, but could not get exemption from studies from the dean . Then he went to the games without permission and could not get a diploma, despite having completed the full course [2] .
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, he fought in the weight category up to 87 kilograms (light heavy). The freestyle wrestling tournament was held according to the system with elimination from the fight for the champion title after the defeat, with further fights for second and third places. The fight lasted 20 minutes and if the winner was not revealed at this time, an additional 6-minute round of fighting in the stalls was appointed. 15 athletes fought in the category [5] .
| A circle | Rival | A country | Result | Base | Scrum time |
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| one | Walter Wilson | Victory | Touche | - | |
| Quarter final | George Rumpel | Victory | Touche | - | |
| Semifinal | Karl Westergren | Victory | On points | - | |
| The final | Rudolph Svensson | Victory | On points | - |
After the Olympics, John Spellman became a professional wrestler. While still at university, he was a midfielder in the university football team , its captain, and after university he also became a professional football player, played in the NFL On the field, John Spellman played the role of the right end or tackle . From 1925 to 1932 he played for the Providence Steam Roller , and from 1932 to 1936 he coached the Boston Redskins . Until 1936, he combined wrestling and American football, while participating in a professional fight in the famous match for the world title against Ed George. In 1936 he left football and focused only on wrestling, organizing his wrestling show and going on tour with him around the world. In 1938, his show toured Africa . The outbreak of World War II did not allow Jack Spellman to return to the United States and he remained in Africa until his death. He lived in Southern Rhodesia, worked as a mining engineer.
He died in 1966.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 John F. Spellman | Wrestling - brown
- ↑ 1 2 John Spellman Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- ↑ Database Archived on October 9, 2011.
- ↑ The Forgotten Olympic Gold Medalist From Northern Connecticut - Summer - Manchester, CT Patch
- ↑ Wrestling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
Links
- John Spellman - Olympic Statistics at Sports-Reference.com