Stu’s Hunt Down: Spergon Wynn III
Posted on December 4th, 2008 – 11:38 AMBy Michael Rand
Name: Spergon Wynn III
Claim to Fame, Minnesota: I think the conventional wisdom is that he’s the worst starting quarterback in Vikings history. Granted, it was only a couple games, but I think the conventional wisdom is right. I ask the readers: who else is in the conversation? T-Jack seems a given, Kelly Holcomb is absolutely in the mix, and I recall Jim McMahon being less than useless (unless he was throwing to Eric Guliford). Anyone I’m missing? Is Gary Cuozzo too obscure? [RandBall note: We also remember Steve Dils being quite terrible].
Claim to Fame, Everywhere Else: oddly enough, the 38.6 quarterback rating he compiled for the Purple did not lead to further NFL employment. Wynn was forced to head north to America’s Hat, where he became a CFL journeyman and, for a short time, Ricky Williams’ teammate.
Where He Is Now: the most recent intarweb mention of Wynn is from 2006, when he was with the Toronto Argonauts. Is he night managing a Tim Horton’s in Saskatoon? Is he back in the States? So many questions.
Glorious Randomness: Sperg, as I like to call him, was one of the six quarterbacks drafted ahead of Tom Brady in the 2000 draft. The others: Giovanni Carmazzi, Tee Martin, Chad Pennington, Marc Bulger, and Chris Redman. In addition, his alma mater, Southwest Texas State (which got all huffy like Mankato State and changed its name to Texas State University-San Marcos), can claim Wynn, LBJ, Powers Boothe, and potential Sunday starter Fred Evans as alumni.
Forgotten Fact, Proprietor Addendum: Spergon Wynn III started his college career with none other than the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers (lucky No. 13). A Strib article from 1996 explains in part why his career here didn’t exactly pan out.
Sophomore running back Rafael Cooper, the Gophers’ leading returning rusher from 1995, has been dismissed from the football squad for violating team rules regarding “personal property rights.” Freshman split end Tony Vann and freshman quarterback Spergon Wynn III were suspended for one game. The three players were allegedly involved in a burglary incident April 7 in Sanford Hall on the university campus. None of the players has been charged with a crime. …
According to university police reports, a female student left her locked dormitory room at 11:30 p.m. on April 7. She returned to her room at 1 a.m. on April 8 to find $100 in cash, her checkbook and a compact disc missing. During that time she had visited the room of Wynn and Vann, hoping to collect $80 that Wynn had borrowed from her. The police report describes a ruse possibly used by Wynn and Vann to obtain the victim’s room keys. Vann then left the room, and returned before the victim left.
When she discovered the items missing, she went in the hallway to ask question people to see if they had seen Vann in her room. Officers searched Vann and Wynn’s room, but did not find the missing property, and the two players denied knowledge of the items. Vann said he had left his own room to watch movies in “his cousin” Cooper’s room. Cooper told police he was with Vann all day watching movies.
On April 12, Cooper knocked on the girl’s door, handed her the checkbook and said, “Here’s your checkbook. Don’t ask me any questions about it.” According to the police report, he told her he found it “in a trash can.”
Yeah, right, the officer said. I’ll believe that when I see Spergon Wynn III quarterbacking the Vikings.
17 Responses to "Stu’s Hunt Down: Spergon Wynn III"
Wynn wasn’t only the worst starting QB in Vikings history, he was the worst starting QB in NFL history. If anyone would know anything about bad QBing it would be a Bears fan. He puts the last decade of Bears QB’s to shame.
Can’t believe I forgot about Steve Dils. I hear he sells an excellent office building, though.
This was a very depressing read. That said, I would pay a good sum of money for a Spergeon Wynn jersey.
He puts the last decade of Bears QB’s to shame.
Moses Moreno would like a word.
“burglary incident April 7 in Sanford Hall”
There has been more than one act of burglary there. On Saturday, Oct 10th some woman named Suzan stole my viginity in the dorm. And the rest is history.
One a related topic, if I were Spergon, I don’t know if I’d want my shortened name to be “Sperg”.
The police report describes a ruse possibly used by Wynn and Vann to obtain the victim’s room keys.
I find that passage wildly entertaining. It makes Wynn sound like an old-timey grifter.
I don’t appreciate your ruse, ma’am. Oh, and Mr. Weeze will have to be content with this odd ebay auction which seems to pair Sperg and Johnny U.
http://cgi.ebay.com/00-SCORE-SPERGON-WYNN-RC-SP-TO-500_W0QQitemZ290279503014QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_SM_Sports_Cards?hash=item290279503014&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50#ebayphotohosting
Oct. 10th 1998 to clarify
Joker,
How much did Suzan cost? Did she give you and your friends a discount?
Joker, if Hallmark makes a Happy Belated 10-Year Anniversary of Your Entrance into Manhood card, expect one in the mail from me.
(I also could have gone with “Joker, you expect us to believe that a boy from Jordan maintained his virginity until age 17?”)
The Hunt Down was MADE for Spergon Wynn III.
The other key fact to keep in mind here is that Joker is 50 years old.
Well played fasola +1.
Spergon Wynn I & II must have been extremely dissapointed by the ruining of their name.
So the 40-year-old Virgin was a documentary?
this odd ebay auction which seems to pair Sperg and Johnny U.
Poor Johnny Unitas. His card could fetch more than 99cents if it was paired with anyone else from that draft. Including Giovanni Carmazzi… It actually has a bid.
“So the 40-year-old Virgin was a documentary?”
Who do you think came up with “know how I know you’re gay?”?
(it’s because you have a pug)
“I also could have gone with “Joker, you expect us to believe that a boy from Jordan maintained his virginity until age 17?”
Only boys who don’t like other boys keep their virginity that long. They usually lose theirs around age 11. Just ask my 10th grade english teacher MR. Simon.
