Hubert Owen Sprinkle (September 18, 1896 – December 11, 1961) was an American football

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who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the

Akron Pros The Akron Pros were a professional football team that played in Akron, Ohio from 1908 to 1926. The team originated in 1908 as a semi-pro team named the Akron Indians, but later became Akron Pros in 1920 as the team set out to become a charter mem ...

and Cleveland Bulldogs. Sprinkle first enrolled at the University of Missouri before transferring to

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. He attended Webb City High School in Webb City, Missouri.

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