Bill Spears
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Quarterback, Vanderbilt, 1925–⁠27

Bill Spears

Born
Aug 31, 1906, in Jasper, Tennessee
Died
Dec 31, 1992, in Tennessee

Bill Spears played quarterback at Vanderbilt (1925–⁠27). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962.

Honors

All-America: AP first team 1927; INS first team 1927; North American Newspaper Alliance 1927; AP second team 1926; INS second team 1926; UP second team 1927; All-American Board third team 1926; Billy Evans second team 1926; and 6 more selectors’ teams

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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