Sebron Spivey

Spivey attended Rayen High School, where he played as a wide receiver. He accepted a football scholarship from Southern Illinois University. As a sophomore in 1984, he was suspended because of academic reasons.^[1]

As a junior, he was named a starter at wide receiver. He tied the NCAA Division I record with 2 punt returns for touchdowns in a single-game and also set the school punt return yardage record (143 yards) against 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. He had 102 receiving yards against 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.

Spivey was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1987 NFL draft.^[4] He was waived on August 31.^[5]

After the NFLPA strike was declared on the third week of the 1987 season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16-game season to 15) and the 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 opposite of Cornell Burbage in the first game against the New York Jets, he was passed on the depth chart, after Kelvin Edwards posted 2 receptions for 68 yards and 2 touchdowns.^[7] Spivey suffered a rib injury against the Philadelphia Eagles, while making a contested catch late in the second quarter. He was placed on the injured reserve list on October 27.^[8] He was released on November 3.^[9]