Spencer Pope

Spencer Gorden Pope Sr. (March 9, 1893 – September 9, 1976) was an American football player and automobile dealer.

Early years and football career Pope was born in 1893 in Linton, Indiana, and attended Linton High School. He then attended Indiana University where he played college football as an end for the Hoosiers in 1915 and 1916. He also competed in hurdles and served as captain of Indiana's track team.

Pope's college education was interrupted by service in the U.S. Army during World War I in 1917 and 1918.

In the summer of 1919, Pope announced that he would return to Indiana University in the fall of 1919.

Pope also played one game of professional football in October 1920 as an end for the Muncie Flyers in the American Professional Football Association. Pope died in 1976 at age 83 at Pottsville Hospital.