Dave Sparks Explained

Dave Sparks
Position:Guard, tackle
Birth Date:28 April 1928
Death Place:Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:220
High School:Lorain (Lorain, Ohio)
College:South Carolina
Draftyear:1951
Draftround:15
Draftpick:173
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David Walter Sparks (April 28, 1928 – December 5, 1954) was an American football player. He played professionally as a guard and tackle in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers in 1951 and the Washington Redskins in 1954. Sparks played college football at the University of North Carolina and was selected in the 15th round of the 1951 NFL draft by the 49ers.

Sparks died from a coronary thrombosis on December 5, 1954, at a friend's home in Arlington, Virginia just hours after playing for the Redskins against the Cleveland Browns.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: . Redskins' Tackle Dies After Game . . . December 6, 1954 . 29 . September 5, 2022 . .