pɹˈaɪɚ tə hɪz ˌɛnˌɛfˈɛl kɚɹˈɪɹ, spɹˈɪŋkəl wˈʌn θɹˈiː lˈɛɾɚz ɪn fˈʊtbɔːl ænd tˈuː ɪn bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl ænd ˈɜːnd ˈɔːlbˈoːɹdɚ kˈɑːnfɹəns wˌaɪl æt hˈɑːɹdɪn sˈɪmənz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z.
Prior to his NFL career, Sprinkle won three letters in football and two in basketball and earned All-Border Conference while at Hardin–Simmons University in the early 1940s.