Joseph Blase Sparma (February 4, 1942 – May 14, 1986) was a quarterback in collegiate football (1961–1962) and a pitcher in Major League Baseball (1964–1970). Born in Massillon, Ohio, Sparma attended Ohio State University and played quarterback on the 1961 and 1962 football teams coached by Woody Hayes.

Jan 4, 2012 · Joseph Blase Sparma was born in Massillon, Ohio, February 4, 1942. As a youngster, he played sandlot ball in Canton and Massillon in the Ohio Amateur Baseball Congress. He gained the attention of Tigers scouts as a pitcher at Massillon High School, where he was also an All-State quarterback.

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Joe Sparma, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Wednesday, February 4, 1942, in Massillon, Ohio. Sparma was 22 years old when he broke into the major leagues on May 20, 1964, with the Detroit Tigers.

Mar 21, 2020 · Joe Sparma was born in Massillon, Ohio, on February 4, 1942. It was at an early age that he found his calling, playing sports. “I remember exactly the day I first wanted to do well in sports,” he earlier mentioned to Steve Doerschuk from the Massillon Independent.

Joe Sparma Bio. Fullname: Joseph Blase Sparma; Born: 2/04/1942 in Massillon, OH; Debut: 5/20/1964; Died: 5/14/1986

Dec 30, 2021 · Massillon’s Joe Sparma went all the way, from high school football to collegiate football and baseball and eventually to baseball at the professional level. Sparma was the ultimate athlete and success followed him at every stop. Joe was born in Massillon on February 4, 1942.

May 17, 1986 · Joe Sparma, a former Detroit Tigers pitcher and Ohio State University quarterback, died at Riverside Hospital Wednesday, 10 days after suffering a heart attack and undergoing triple-bypass...

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Joe Sparma died of heart disease and complications from triple by-pass surgery at the young age of 44. He threw one-third of an inning in relief of Denny McLain in Game 4 of the 1968 World Series for the Detroit Tigers against the St. Louis Cardinals.