Keith Spaith was an award winning, Grey Cup champion and all-star Canadian football player for the Calgary Stampeders from 1948 to 1954. Spaith played his college football first with Saint Mary's College of California and then later transferred to University of Southern California. In 1947 he played one season in the Pacific Coast Professional Football League, with Hawaiian Warriors. His team finished 7–2 and won the league title, but was rocked with scandal when it was discovered players had bet on games. Spaith was one of 14 suspended.