Jump to content

Dennis Sproul: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Yobot (talk | contribs)
m WP:CHECKWIKI error fixes (empty nowiki tags not needed), removed: <nowiki></nowiki> using AWB (10812)
m →‎top: prepended 'use mdy dates' tag
 
(33 intermediate revisions by 22 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|American football player (born 1956)}}
{{Infobox NFL player
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
|name=Dennis Sproul
{{Infobox NFL biography
|currentposition=Quarterback
| name = Dennis Sproul
|currentnumber=16
| number = 16
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1956|7|17}}
| position = [[Quarterback]]
|birth_place=Downey, California
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|7|17}}
|deathdate
| birth_place = [[Downey, California]], U.S.
|deathplace
| death_date =
|heightft=6
| death_place =
|heightin=2
| height_ft = 6
|weight=210
| height_in = 2
|college=[[Arizona State University|Arizona State]]
| weight_lbs = 210
|debutyear=1978
| high_school = [[Los Altos High School (Hacienda Heights, California)|Hacienda Heights (CA)]]
|debutteam=Green Bay Packers
| college = [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]]
|finalteam=Green Bay Packers
|finalyear=1978
| draftyear = 1978
| draftround = 8
|draftyear=1978
| draftpick = 200
|draftround=8
| pastteams =
|draftpick=200
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1978}})
|pastteams=
| statlabel1 = Passing attempts
*[[Green Bay Packers]] ([[1978 NFL season|1978]])
| statvalue1 = 13
|statseason=1978
| statlabel2 = Completions
|statlabel1=Passing attempts
| statvalue2 = 5
|statvalue1=13
| statlabel3 = Passing yards
|statlabel2=Completions
| statvalue3 = 87
|statvalue2=5
| pfr = S/SproDe20
|statlabel3=Passing yards
|statvalue3=87
|nfl=SPR738296
}}
}}

'''Dennis Sproul''' is a former [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]]. He was drafted by the [[Green Bay Packers]] in the eighth round of the [[1978 NFL Draft]] and played that season with the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SproDe20.htm|title=Dennis Sproul|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=2010-12-21}}</ref>
'''Dennis Sproul''' (born July 17, 1956) is a former [[American football]] [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was selected by the [[Green Bay Packers]] in the eighth round of the [[1978 NFL draft]] and played that season with the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SproDe20.htm|title=Dennis Sproul|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=2010-12-21}}</ref>

Sproul played little league baseball in Maywood, California with his brother "Dale Jr." and father coach, and the team was nicknamed "the Maywood Merchants". Sproul played shortstop and second base along with friends Rick Costello, Larry Wiemers, Pete Tereshuck and Richie Robles.

He also played quarterback for ASU.


==References==
==References==
Line 35: Line 38:


{{Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback navbox}}
{{Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback navbox}}
{{Packers1978DraftPicks}}


{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME = Sproul, Dennis
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1956-07-17
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Downey, California
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sproul, Dennis}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sproul, Dennis}}
[[Category:Sportspeople from Downey, California]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Downey, California]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California]]
[[Category:Green Bay Packers players]]
[[Category:Green Bay Packers players]]
[[Category:American football quarterbacks]]
[[Category:American football quarterbacks]]

Latest revision as of 21:15, 25 June 2024

Dennis Sproul
No. 16
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1956-07-17) July 17, 1956 (age 68)
Downey, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Hacienda Heights (CA)
College:Arizona State
NFL draft:1978 / Round: 8 / Pick: 200
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:13
Completions:5
Passing yards:87
Player stats at PFR

Dennis Sproul (born July 17, 1956) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1978 NFL draft and played that season with the team.[1]

Sproul played little league baseball in Maywood, California with his brother "Dale Jr." and father coach, and the team was nicknamed "the Maywood Merchants". Sproul played shortstop and second base along with friends Rick Costello, Larry Wiemers, Pete Tereshuck and Richie Robles.

He also played quarterback for ASU.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Dennis Sproul". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2010.