<sod>'''Thomas Allen Spinks''', known as '''Tommy Spinks''' (October 29, 1948&ndash;August 26, 2007), was an [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] for the [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs]] who played from 1966 to 1969. A native of [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], Spinks and [[Larry C. Brewer]], who came to Tech from [[Minden High School (Minden, Louisiana)|Minden High School]], were the players who received the passes from the legendary Tech [[quarterback]] [[Terry Bradshaw]], also a Shreveport native who went on to play successfully for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. <eod>
<sod>'''Thomas Allen Spinks''', known as '''Tommy Spinks''' (October 29, 1948 &ndash; August 26, 2007), was an [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] for the [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs]] who played from 1966 to 1969. A native of [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], Spinks and [[Larry C. Brewer]], who came to Tech from [[Minden High School (Minden, Louisiana)|Minden High School]], were the players who received the passes from the legendary Tech [[quarterback]] [[Terry Bradshaw]], also a Shreveport native who went on to play successfully for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. <eod>