Career
Spaulding coached at University of California, Los Angeles from 1925 to 1938. He had a successful tenure, compiling a 72–51–8 (580) record. He also served as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota from 1922 to 1924.
His record there was 11–7–4 (591).
He succeeded the legendary football coach Henry L. Williams. Prior to coaching at Minnesota he coached Western State Normal School (now known as Western Michigan University) from 1907 to 1921.
Spaulding was the head football, basketball and baseball at Western State Normal. Spaulding attended Wabash College, where he played college football.
In 1984, he was inducted into the Wabash College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Spaulding was the first head coach for the Western State Normal School baseball program From 1911 through 1921 he compiled a 63–18–4 (765) record.
