Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#72|Larry Spiers Tackle
Retired (1974, Age 36)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating C+  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (08-06-2008) Potential B-
Age at Death 70 Born 06-17-1938 in Salt Lake City, UT
Drafted Round 3, Pick 51 (1961) Experience 13 Years (255 Wks)
College State University of Ohio, 1962 Salary 845 ($1.118M/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power F  Catching D  Pass Cover D- Kick Power F 
Throw Acc D+ Pass Blocking B  Run Cover D  Kick Acc C-
Carrying F  Run Blocking B+ Tackling C- Kick Return D 
        Pursuit C+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed D  Stamina B- Execution C- Agility C+
Strength B- Health D  Aggressiveness C- Hands C 
Jumping D      Attitude C- Break Tackle D 
ROLES
QB D  C C  DT C- SS D+ K F  GUN C-
WR D  G C+ DE D+ FS D+ P F  KR D 
HB/TB D  T C+ ILB C- CB D+ LS D+ KRB C-
FB C- TE C  OLB C- H D- HT C- KOS D-
Year Team ACT G GS COND INJ PEN PYDS TIME
1961 DEN 15 14 13 95% 1 2 10 349:45
1962 DEN 16 14 14 83% 2 6 32 384:53
1963 DEN 16 16 15 93% 0 4 35 445:51
1964 DEN 16 15 15 93% 0 6 40 416:24
1965 DEN 16 14 14 90% 1 6 35 388:58
1966 DEN 16 16 15 93% 0 10 62 448:59
1967 DEN 16 16 15 98% 0 9 70 433:11
1968 DEN 16 16 16 94% 0 6 30 444:14
1969 DEN 16 16 16 96% 0 6 40 444:40
1970 DEN 16 15 13 98% 0 6 35 398:29
1971 DEN 16 13 4 98% 0 3 20 154:38
1972 DEN 16 15 11 97% 0 5 35 325:53
1973 DEN 16 14 14 87% 2 5 40 334:54
Total   207 194 175 93% 6 74 484 4970:49

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1975Larry Spiers has retired from football.
09-01-1974The Denver Dawgs have waived Larry Spiers.
08-05-1974The Denver Dawgs have moved Tom Matheson to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Larry Spiers to the inactive roster.
10-28-1973Larry Spiers of the Denver Dawgs is injured with a leg contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 8 days.
09-23-1973Larry Spiers of the Denver Dawgs is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 10 days.
09-03-1973The Denver Dawgs have moved Larry Spiers to the active roster.
08-06-1973The Denver Dawgs have moved Jim McJulien to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Larry Spiers to the inactive roster.
09-04-1972The Denver Dawgs have moved Larry Spiers to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Jim McJulien to the inactive roster.
08-07-1972The Denver Dawgs have moved Erik Sands, Irving DeGrenier, Ron Schleicher, Rob Rudnick, John Cordileone, Wendell Jackson, John Riley, Jim Goldberg, Jim McJulien, Frank Morgan, Bob Knox, Mike Crittenden, Antico Griffith, Bill Collins, Drew Chipley, and Bob Lott to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Justin Hower, Brian Bolden, Ed Anderson, Bud Mangum, Matt Perry, Hal "Jackie" Gleason, Earl Dupree, Rosevelt McCullough, Frank Smith, Marty Oliver, Larry Spiers, John Dempsey, Hal Grabowski, Theo Adams, Herbert Daney, and Travares Niland to the inactive roster.
08-08-1966The Denver Dawgs have moved Larry Spiers to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Greg Williams to the inactive roster.
08-08-1966The Denver Dawgs have moved Lyneal Abramowitz to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Larry Spiers to the inactive roster.
09-19-1965Larry Spiers of the Denver Dawgs is injured with a shoulder joint injury and is expected to be out for approximately 14 days.
08-30-1965The Denver Dawgs have moved Bobby Reyes, Bill Jessup, Henry Bell, Owen Nosich, Marty Oliver, Larry Spiers, and Ken Adamson to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Greg Williams, Bob Oliver, Pat Epperson, Mark Bulger, Bill Smith, Johnnie Sagely, and Kurt Robinson to the inactive roster.
08-09-1965The Denver Dawgs have moved Greg Williams and Lyneal Abramowitz to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Owen Nosich and Larry Spiers to the inactive roster.
10-28-1962Larry Spiers of the Denver Dawgs is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 22 days.
10-30-1961The Denver Dawgs have moved Larry Spiers to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Johnnie Sagely to the inactive roster.
10-23-1961The Denver Dawgs have moved Johnnie Sagely to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Larry Spiers to the inactive roster.
10-08-1961Larry Spiers of the Denver Dawgs is injured with a finger fracture and is expected to be out for approximately 22 days.
08-07-1961The Denver Dawgs have moved Larry Spiers to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved John Mattox to the inactive roster.