Southern Illinoise University Athletics
2020 Football Roster

Jersey Number 41
Joey Spano
- Position:
- Kicker/Punter
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- 169
- Hometown:
- Chester, N.J.
- High School:
- West Morris Central
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time All-Conference kicker and Group 4 All-State team as a senior...Named to the Group 4 All State team as a senior...Was 9-for-9 on field goals and converted 67-of-73 PATs...Averaged 40.2 yards per punt as a senior...Was a three-year starter at quarterback and led the team to the New Jersey Group 4 playoffs all three years and the state semi-finals twice...Holds seven school passing records including most passing yards (career and season)...Three-year starter on the lacrosse team and was named All-Conference and top-75 player in the state as a sophomore and junior.
PERSONAL
Born November 10, 2001 in Morristown, N.J. ... Son of Joe and Kristen Spano ... Was a member of West Morris Central's Special Olympics UNIFIED sports program ... Named to the National Technical Honor Society in high school ... His cousin, J.D. Maarleveld, played offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1986-87) ... From the same high school as New Orleans Saints fullback Michael Burton.
Two-time All-Conference kicker and Group 4 All-State team as a senior...Named to the Group 4 All State team as a senior...Was 9-for-9 on field goals and converted 67-of-73 PATs...Averaged 40.2 yards per punt as a senior...Was a three-year starter at quarterback and led the team to the New Jersey Group 4 playoffs all three years and the state semi-finals twice...Holds seven school passing records including most passing yards (career and season)...Three-year starter on the lacrosse team and was named All-Conference and top-75 player in the state as a sophomore and junior.
PERSONAL
Born November 10, 2001 in Morristown, N.J. ... Son of Joe and Kristen Spano ... Was a member of West Morris Central's Special Olympics UNIFIED sports program ... Named to the National Technical Honor Society in high school ... His cousin, J.D. Maarleveld, played offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1986-87) ... From the same high school as New Orleans Saints fullback Michael Burton.
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