Speegle attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico and was a good student and a letterman in both football and track and field.
Fellow New Mexico linebackers described him as an old-school, classic type of LB in the mold of NFL Hall of Famers Ray Nitchke, Jack Lambert and Dick Butkus.
Speegle was two-time Honorable-Mention All MWC selection before breaking through with First Team Honors his final season.
He was a two-time First-team Academic All-District selection, two-time MWC Scholar-Athlete Award winner, an Academic All-MWC Honoree all four years, and was awarded for his community service by being named to the 2004 American Football Coaches Association National Good Works Team.
[2] He played two seasons as a linebacker and on special teams with the Browns and San Diego Chargers before suffering a career-ending back injury.