:Spain Musgrove

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|7|30|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|8|20|1945|7|30}}

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| number = 71, 77

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| position1 = Defensive tackle

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| college = Utah State

| NFLDraftedYear = 1967

| NFLDraftedRound = 2

| NFLDraftedPick = 38

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| playing_years1 = 1967–1969

| playing_team1 = Washington Redskins

| playing_years2 = 1970

| playing_team2 = Houston Oilers

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| NFL = MUS118654

| DatabaseFootball = MUSGRSPA01

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Spain Musgrove (July 30, 1945 – August 20, 2021) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Houston Oilers from 1967 to 1970.

Early career

Musgrove played high school football at Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, California. He then attended Bakersfield College, a junior college, before playing college football at Utah State University (USU). Musgrove wore #76{{cite web | work=Utah State University | url=http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2FUSU_Photos&CISOPTR=1120&DMSCALE=100&DMWIDTH=600&DMHEIGHT=600&DMMODE=viewer&DMFULL=1&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=%25201966%2520Football%2520team&DMTHUMB=1&REC=1&DMROTATE=0&x=267&y=166 | title= USU Historical Photo Collection | accessdate=2008-02-08}} while at USU, and went 4-6 during his senior year (1966).{{cite web | work=CollegeFootballReference | url=http://cfreference.net/cfr/show_school_season/395?season=1966 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222628/http://cfreference.net/cfr/show_school_season/395?season=1966 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2016-03-03 | title=Utah State University – 1966 | access-date=2008-02-08}}

Professional career

Standing at 6'4" and weighing 275 lbs.,{{cite web | work=NFL official website | url=http://www.nfl.com/players/spainmusgrove/profile?id=MUS118654 | title=Spain Musgrove | accessdate=2008-02-08}} Musgrove was drafted in the second round (38th overall) of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft by the Redskins.{{cite web | work=NFL official website | url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=M&abbrFlag=1&type=alphabetical | title=NFL Draft History: M | accessdate=2008-02-08}} He was one of five Utah State Aggies football players selected in 1967. Musgrove would play for the Redskins from 1967 to 1969. He was then claimed off waivers in 1970 by the Oilers, where he would play his final season.

References

External links

[http://www.nfl.com/players/spainmusgrove/profile?id=MUS118654 NFL profile]
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[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MusgSp20.htm ProFootballReference profile]
[http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/players.nsf/ID/04860175 JT-SW profile]

Category:1945 births

Category:2021 deaths

Category:Players of American football from Kansas City, Missouri

Category:American football defensive linemen

Category:Utah State Aggies football players

Category:Washington Redskins players

Category:Houston Oilers players

Category:Bakersfield High School alumni

Category:Players of American football from Bakersfield, California

Category:20th-century American sportsmen