# Sebron Spivey

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**Sebron Ervin Spivey** (born August 2, 1964) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) for the [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys). He played [college football](/source/College_football) for the [Southern Illinois Salukis](/source/Southern_Illinois_Salukis_football).

## Early life

Spivey attended [Rayen High School](/source/Rayen_High_School_(Youngstown,_Ohio)), where he played as a [wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver). He accepted a football scholarship from [Southern Illinois University](/source/Southern_Illinois_University_Carbondale). As a sophomore in 1984, he was suspended because of academic reasons.[1]

As a junior, he was named a starter at [wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver). He tied the [NCAA Division I](/source/NCAA_Division_I) record with 2 punt returns for [touchdowns](/source/Touchdown) in a single-game and also set the school punt return yardage record (143 yards) against [Southeast Missouri State University](/source/Southeast_Missouri_State_University) on October 19, 1985.[2][3]

As a senior, he led the team in receiving with 25 catches for 336 yards and 4 [touchdowns](/source/Touchdown). He had 102 receiving yards against [Missouri State University](/source/Missouri_State_University) on November 7, 1986. He finished fourth in school history with 336 career punt return yards and second with an 8.84-yard punt return average.

## Professional career

Spivey was signed as an [undrafted free agent](/source/Undrafted_free_agent) by the [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) after the [1987 NFL draft](/source/1987_NFL_draft).[4] He was waived on August 31.[5]

After the [NFLPA](/source/NFLPA) strike was declared on the third week of the [1987 season](/source/1987_NFL_season), those contests were canceled (reducing the 16-game season to 15) and the [NFL](/source/NFL) decided that the games would be played with replacement players. In September, he was re-signed to be a part of the Dallas replacement team that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media.[6] Although he was named a starter at [wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver) opposite of [Cornell Burbage](/source/Cornell_Burbage) in the first game against the [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets), he was passed on the depth chart, after [Kelvin Edwards](/source/Kelvin_Edwards) posted 2 receptions for 68 yards and 2 [touchdowns](/source/Touchdown).[7] Spivey suffered a rib injury against the [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles), while making a contested catch late in the second quarter. He was placed on the [injured reserve list](/source/Injured_reserve_list) on October 27.[8] He was released on November 3.[9]

## References

1. ["SIU COACH"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/83504102/). August 5, 1984. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

1. ["SIU"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/83710225/). October 20, 1985. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

1. ["Fix Is In End Zone, Three Times Over"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/09/25/fix-is-in-end-zone-three-times-over/17821789-e80f-4dff-adcb-e57bca6ec1d2/). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

1. ["Salukis in the NFL"](https://siusalukis.com/news/2010/6/28/salukis_in_the_nfl.aspx). Retrieved January 12, 2023.

1. ["Transactions"](https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/01/sports/transactions-606387.html). *The New York Times*. September 1987. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

1. "Who's playing today and for whom". *Lakeland Ledger*. October 4, 1987.

1. ["COWBOYS DEFEAT JETS, 38-24"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1987/10/05/cowboys-defeat-jets-38-24/82af5c29-a9f9-484b-9862-bf7eb2d93fa0/). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

1. ["Transactions"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/143172434/). October 28, 1987. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

1. ["Transactions"](https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/04/sports/transactions-512887.html). *The New York Times*. November 4, 1987. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

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