Al Sparlis

Albert Alexander Sparlis (May 20, 1920 – July 9, 2005) was an American football player. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and professional football for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Sparlis was a highly decorated military pilot, serving during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

Biography Sparlis was born in Los Angeles in 1920. One of three brothers, his parents divorced when he was four.

Sparlis attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and played for the UCLA Bruins football program. He played for the 1941 team that finished with a 5–5–1 record, and the 1942 team that had a 7–3 regular season record before losing to Georgia in the Rose Bowl. His college career was interrupted by World War II military service, where he flew B-25s in Southeast Asia. He appeared in three games for the Packers in 1946. He then took a sales position with the General Cigar Company.

Sparlis was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983, and the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984. He died in July 2005 in Porterville, California, aged 85. He was survived by a daughter.