He attended the rural schools and helped on the family farm; during the World War I, Sparkman was a member of the Students Army Training Corps; graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1921 and from its law school in 1923.
He attended the rural schools and helped on the family farm; during World War I, he was a member of the Students Army Training Corps. He graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1921 and from its law school in 1923.