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Hubert Owen Sprinkle (September 18, 1896 – December 11, 1961) was an American professional football tackle who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Akron Pros and Cleveland Bulldogs. Sprinkle played college football at the University of Missouri and Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Sprinkle was first a member of the Missouri Tigers of the University of Missouri. He then transferred to Carnegie Mellon University, where he was a three-year letterman for the Carnegie Tech Tartans from 1920 to 1922. In December 1922, he was named the football team captain for 1923. However, he did not play for them that year. In 1923, Sprinkle was part of the first class of Carnegie graduates to inscribe their initials on The Fence. He majored in electrical engineering at Carnegie Tech and was an honor student.
Sprinkle was signed by the Cleveland Bulldogs of the NFL in 1925. He played in seven games, starting six, during the 1925 season.
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