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- Tommy_Spinks abstract "Thomas Allen Spinks, known as Tommy Spinks (October 29, 1948–August 26, 2007), was an American football wide receiver for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs who played from 1966 to 1969. A native of Shreveport, Spinks and Larry C. Brewer, who came to Tech from Minden High School, were the players who received the passes from the legendary Tech quarterback Terry Bradshaw, also a Shreveport native who went on to play successfully for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Spinks set two records in the 1968 Grantland Rice Bowl, when he caught 12 passes for 167 yards. After his Tech career, Spinks was selected in the 1970 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played professionally during the early 1970s. However, he is not included on the Vikings' web site listing of past players. Spinks was inducted into the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.Spinks was the son of Methodist minister Otis Spinks (1900–1987) and Grace Spinks (1915–2003), who were living in Ruston, the location of Louisiana Tech, at the time of their deaths. The senior Spinkses are interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park off U.S. Highway 80 West in Ruston. Spinks graduated in 1966 from Woodlawn High School in Shreveport, where he also played football with Bradshaw and under the assistant coach A. L. Williams. It was often said that Bradshaw threw the passes that only Spinks could catch.Spinks was the president of Quest IV Health Products, Inc., in Arlington, Texas, a firm which offers VitaMan and VitaWoman vitamins. He also published the magazine Millionaire Blueprints.Spinks was diagnosed with cancer in May 2007 and died three months later at his home in Arlington. A memorial service was held on September 4, 2007 at his home church, St. Barnabas United Methodist Church in Arlington. Survivors included his wife of forty years, the former Barbara Lindsay — the couple married out of high school; four children, Kimberly Spinks Burleson and husband, Michael, of Arlington, Terri Spinks Netterville and husband, Kevin, of Shreveport, Jason Wesley Spinks of Arlington, and Lindsay Spinks Shepherd and husband, Chad, also of Arlington; two sisters, Peggy Spinks Hughes and husband, Ed, of Longview, Texas, and Betty Carol Spinks Bales and husband, Joey, of West Monroe, Louisiana, and eleven grandchildren.Spinks' obituary makes no mention of his football career. Mike Morgan (born ca. 1950) of Shreveport, himself a high school football player, recalled Spinks this way:\"Every person in their formative years, needs a good solid role model. Someone they can look up to, someone who does all the right things -- Tommy was that person to me. He was a hard worker, the last to leave the practice field. Smart, friendly, sincere and truly liked and admired by everyone who met him. There was something about him that made you want to be around him and be his friend, a quality few of us have but wished we did.\"".
- Tommy_Spinks alias "Tommy Spinks".
- Tommy_Spinks birthDate "1948-10-29".
- Tommy_Spinks birthPlace Caddo_Parish,_Louisiana.
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- Tommy_Spinks birthYear "1948".
- Tommy_Spinks deathDate "2007-08-26".
- Tommy_Spinks deathPlace Arlington,_Texas.
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- Tommy_Spinks deathYear "2007".
- Tommy_Spinks occupation Businessperson.
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- Tommy_Spinks religion United_Methodist_Church.
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- Tommy_Spinks wikiPageWikiLinkText "Thomas Allen "Tommy" Spinks".
- Tommy_Spinks wikiPageWikiLinkText "Tommy Spinks".
- Tommy_Spinks alternativeNames "Tommy Spinks".
- Tommy_Spinks birthDate "1948-10-29".
- Tommy_Spinks birthPlace Caddo_Parish,_Louisiana.
- Tommy_Spinks birthPlace Louisiana.
- Tommy_Spinks birthPlace Shreveport,_Louisiana.
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- Tommy_Spinks caption "Tommy Spinks at Louisiana Tech University".
- Tommy_Spinks children "Jason Wesley Spinks".
- Tommy_Spinks children "Kimberly Spinks Burleson".
- Tommy_Spinks children "Lindsay Spinks Shepherd".
- Tommy_Spinks children "Terri Spinks Netterville".
- Tommy_Spinks dateOfBirth "1948-10-29".
- Tommy_Spinks dateOfDeath "2007-08-26".
- Tommy_Spinks deathDate "2007-08-26".
- Tommy_Spinks deathPlace Arlington,_Texas.
- Tommy_Spinks deathPlace Texas.
- Tommy_Spinks footnotes "After great success as a football player at Louisiana Tech University, Spinks was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 1970. Spinks was president of Quest IV Health Products in his adopted city of Arlington, Texas. Spinks' obituary makes no mention of his football career.".
- Tommy_Spinks name "Spinks, Thomas Allen".
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- Tommy_Spinks placeOfBirth Caddo_Parish,_Louisiana.
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- Tommy_Spinks religion United_Methodist_Church.
- Tommy_Spinks shortDescription "American football player".
- Tommy_Spinks spouse "Barbara Lindsay Spinks".
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