Art Spinney
Arthur F. Spinney Jr. (1927–1994) was a guard who played nine seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League and was captain of the 1949 Eagles' football team.[1] Spinney attended Boston College. He missed the 1951 and 1952 NFL seasons due to military service.
Spinney on a 1954 Bowman football card | |
Born: | Saugus, Massachusetts | November 8, 1927
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Died: | Lynn, Massachusetts | May 27, 1994
Career information | |
Position(s) | Guard |
College | Boston College |
NFL draft | 1950 / Round: 15 / Pick 184 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1950, 1953–1960 | Baltimore Colts |
Career highlights and awards | |
Honors |
After his career he served as an offensive line coach for Boston College and the Boston Patriots under Mike Holovak and was also a public relations official. For a brief time, Spinney worked for the American Biltrite Rubber Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts, as a consultant to its Sports Surfaces Division. In 1972, along with Lawrence J. Warnalis of Medford, Massachusetts, Spinney was awarded U.S. Patent number 3661687 which recognized Biltrite's artificial grass product Poly-Turf as well as its associated layers of product, applied on top of asphalt, as the proper way to construct a football or soccer field with artificial turf.[2] This provided maximum comfort and safety to the players.
Spinney was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1972.[1]
References
- "Art Spinney (1972) - Varsity Club Hall of Fame". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- , "Artificial grass sports field", issued 1970-04-29