Gene Spangler

Eugene Douglas Spangler Jr.

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 196 lbs
• School University of Tulsa
• High School Field Kindley High School
• Born December 17, 1922 in Huntington, AR USA
• Died December 11, 2010 in Sarasota, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Eugene Spangler played for the Portland Gulls in 1946, hitting .282 with two home runs and 14 doubles in 48 games. That year, he also played in six games for the National Football League's Detroit Lions, making four kick returns.

Following his playing days, he served as a teacher and baseball coach in Sarasota County schools and was principal of Brookside Middle School for 15 years.

His middle name has also been spelled Douglass.[1]

He served in the U.S. military during World War II.

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