Gary Spani
_(cropped).jpg) Spani at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in 2017 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 9, 1956 Satanta, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Manhattan (Manhattan, Kansas) | ||||||||
| College: | Kansas State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1978: 3rd round, 58th pick | ||||||||
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Gary Spani (born January 9, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1986. He has worked for the Chiefs' front office since 1989, and was the directors of community engagement for the Chiefs.
Spani was born in
The Chiefs selected Spani in the third round of the
Spani was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame in 2003.[1]
Daughter Shalin Spani played college basketball for the Kansas State University Wildcats from 2007 to 2010.[2] She later married K-State star quarterback and Heisman Trophy finalist Collin Klein. Daughter Taber Spani plays college basketball for the Tennessee Lady Vols.[3] His third daughter, Tanis Spani, is a member of the Southwest Baptist University Lady Bearcat basketball team.[4]
References
- ^ Gary Spani at the College Football Hall of Fame
- ^ Shalin Spani Archived 2012-01-17 at the Wayback Machine K-State Sports Women's Basketball. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ Taber Spani Archived 2011-11-06 at the Wayback Machine Lady Vols Basketball. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ [1] SBU Women's Basketball. Retrieved April 2, 2012.