THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, December 1, 2017
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Sachem Football All Stars By the Old Sachem, Bill Stewart
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rt Spinney was listed by the Lynn Item on their Top 100 Century List of athletes. He was born and died in Sachemville, on November 8, 1927, and May 27, 1994. He was an end for the Sachems and went on to Boston College, where he excelled as a guard. Art was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1950 in the 15th round as the 184th pick. He played guard for the Colts in 1950, then did two years of military service during the Korean War. After the war he returned to the Colts and played for eight more years. Art was selected for the pro bowl twice, 1959 and 1960. He was named All Pro by the UPI four times, 1957 through 1960. Spinney played in the World Championship twice as a Colt. He played in 96 games, had two pass receptions for 19 yards, recov-
ered two fumbles and returned one punt for 10 yards. Among his all-star selections: twice by the New York Daily News, the Newspaper Enterprise Association and the UPI, and once by the Sporting News and the Associated Press. After his pro career he was an offensive line coach, first for Boston College, then the Boston Patriots, with Mike Holovak, and he also served as a public relations official for the Pats. Spinney was not through yet. He went into business with the American Biltrite Rubber Company in Cambridge as a consultant to the Sports Surfaces Division, and along with Lawrence J. Warnalis, he was awarded U.S. Patent Number 3661687 – developing Biltrite’s artificial grass product, Poly Turf, which was applied over asphalt for football and soccer fields. This product provided safety over the grass fields. Another old-timer Sachem
football great was Art Statuto, who played for the Class C State Champions in 1941. He was born in Saugus on July 17, 1925, and died March 2, 2011, in Carrollton, Texas. After graduating from Saugus High in 1943, he went to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as a center and played for the AP National Champions in 1943 and 1946. Art was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1948 in the 31st round, pick number 292, but signed with the Buffalo Bills in 1948, where he played two seasons then signed with the LA Rams for his final season, 1950. He played in 38 games as a pro. I was lucky enough to have seen both of these outstanding linemen play at Saugus and in the NFL.
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