Temple University Athletics
2009 Football Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 55
Tyreek Spain
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Ambler, Pa.
- High School:
- Wissahickon
2009: Redshirted.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Wissahickon HS … Prep Star Honorable Mention All-Big East/Independent Region selection ... rated by Scout.com as the 53rd-best WLB prospect in the nation ... Pennsylvania Football News Honorable Mention Class AAAA All-State honoree ... first-team Philadelphia Inquirer All-Southeastern Pennsylvania choice ... totaled 35 career sacks, making nine as a senior, 14 as a junior and 12 as a sophomore ... first-team Ambler Gazette All-Area and Pennsylvania Sports Fever Preseason Fab 85 team member as a senior ... served as team captain, helping them to an 8-3 record and its first district playoff berth under head coach John DeSimone in 2006 ... earned honorable mention all-suburban honors as a junior and first-team team All-Area honors as a sophomore ... Honor Roll student ... earned the Iron Man Award for his weight room performance as a senior … attended the 2006 Al Golden Football Camp.
Personal: Tyreek B. Spain … born December 7, 1988, in Philadelphia … parents are Dennis and Valeire Joell … has three sisters … cousin is Indianapolis Colt and perennial All-Pro WR Marvin Harrison ... art major.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Wissahickon HS … Prep Star Honorable Mention All-Big East/Independent Region selection ... rated by Scout.com as the 53rd-best WLB prospect in the nation ... Pennsylvania Football News Honorable Mention Class AAAA All-State honoree ... first-team Philadelphia Inquirer All-Southeastern Pennsylvania choice ... totaled 35 career sacks, making nine as a senior, 14 as a junior and 12 as a sophomore ... first-team Ambler Gazette All-Area and Pennsylvania Sports Fever Preseason Fab 85 team member as a senior ... served as team captain, helping them to an 8-3 record and its first district playoff berth under head coach John DeSimone in 2006 ... earned honorable mention all-suburban honors as a junior and first-team team All-Area honors as a sophomore ... Honor Roll student ... earned the Iron Man Award for his weight room performance as a senior … attended the 2006 Al Golden Football Camp.
Personal: Tyreek B. Spain … born December 7, 1988, in Philadelphia … parents are Dennis and Valeire Joell … has three sisters … cousin is Indianapolis Colt and perennial All-Pro WR Marvin Harrison ... art major.
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