Jack Spikes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jack Spikes

American football player

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1937

Place of Birth: Big Spring, Texas, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Jack Spikes

  • Jack Erwin Spikes (born February 5, 1937) is a former American football running back and placekicker.
  • He played in the American Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Oilers, and the Buffalo Bills.
  • He played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU). Spikes played a key role in professional football's longest championship game, the 1962 American Football League Championship game between the Texans and the Houston Oilers.
  • Spikes' teammate Bill Hull intercepted the Oilers' George Blanda late in the first overtime.
  • Hull's interception allowed the Texans to start the second overtime with two powerful runs by Spikes, to move the ball to the Oilers' 25-yard line, and Tommy Brooker kicked a field goal to give the Texans the win, 20–17.

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