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Linebacker, Ohio State, 1984–⁠87

Chris Spielman

Born
Oct 11, 1965, in Canton, Ohio

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Chris Spielman played linebacker at Ohio State (1984–⁠87). He won the 1987 Lombardi Award. He finished sixth in the 1987 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1986 and 1987. The Detroit Lions took Spielman in round 2, No. 29 overall in the 1988 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

Best season
1987
Lombardi Award, Chic Harley Award and 2 more
Heisman vote
6th
In the 1987 vote
Drafted
No. 29
Round 2, 1988 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1984 and 1986

All-America: consensus 1986 and 1987; AP third team 1985; NEA first team 1985

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

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.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1988
Height6′0″
Weight234 lb
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.90 s
10-yard split1.71 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′1″
Bench press23 reps
20-yard shuttle4.13 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 4 (1989–⁠91, 1994) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1991 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1992, 1994)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1991; AP second team 1992, 1994; Pro Football Writers first team 1994; Sporting News first team 1994.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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