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Spurbeck turned in one of the most dominant performances in Iowa Conference men's golf history in 1987, winning the league title by a record 14 shots. He shattered the league scoring mark, finishing with a tourney record 6-under-par 68-70—138 at the Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls. A two-time team MVP, Spurbeck was a member of four conference championship teams for the Dutch, who were in the midst of a 16-year league title string. He placed third individually in 1986 and tied for fourth in 1984, earning all-conference distinction three times. Spurbeck was with the squad for three NCAA Division III tournaments, helping the Dutch to their best-ever fifth-place national finish in 1985 before taking 12th and sixth, respectively, in 1986 and 1987. Twice he was named to the All-America Scholars team by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

Following graduation, Spurbeck received an optometry degree from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 1992, then returned to school to receive a medical degree from Texas Tech University in 1996. From 1996-2003 he completed general surgery residency training at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis, with a postdoctoral research fellowship at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital from 1999-2001. He was a fellow in pediatric surgery there and at LeBonheur Children's Medical Center from 2003-05. He is board-certified in general surgery and pediatric surgery.

In 2005, Spurbeck was named a clinical assistant professor at the Texas Tech University Department of Surgery, also becoming pediatric surgery division chief in 2008. In 2018 Spurbeck joined El Paso Children's Physician Specialists as surgery department chief and medical director.

Spurbeck has received several professional honors including two Harwell Wilson Surgical Society Resident Awards for Original Research. He has authored work published in numerous medical journals and made 16 research presentations.

A Waverly, Iowa native, Spurbeck is the third Waverly-Shell Rock High School graduate to join the hall of honor. He and his wife, Dr. Maria Victoria Spurbeck, live in El Paso and have three sons.