Marc Spindler
Encyclopedia
Marc Spindler is a former American football
player who was a defensive tackle and defensive end
who played nine seasons in the National Football League
. Since retiring from football, Spindler has worked for both WDFN
and WXYT, two Detroit area sports talk radio stations.
In 1986, Spindler was named USA Today High School Defensive Player of the Year.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player who was a defensive tackle and defensive end
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
who played nine seasons in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. Since retiring from football, Spindler has worked for both WDFN
WDFN
WDFN is a sports-talk radio station in the Detroit, Michigan, market. It broadcasts in the AM radio band at 1130 kHz. WDFN is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and until the end of the 2008-09 NBA season, was the flagship station for the Detroit Pistons....
and WXYT, two Detroit area sports talk radio stations.
In 1986, Spindler was named USA Today High School Defensive Player of the Year.