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When he was 6 years old, his mother married Sol Mintz, who adopted Brent and his older brother Ron. Although his mother divorced Mintz after 7 years of marriage, Brent retained his adopted father's last name until 1975, when he took back his birth name.
- February 2, 1949
1973 sol mintz team Team won the 1973 USSSA Class “B” Men’s World Championship at St Louis, MO. First Row (Left to Right): Sam Rocca, Don Devore, Jim Eneix, Mike Kusturiss, Sam Parisse, Stan Majesky, Jack Eneix, George Taylor
His Sol Mintz team of Washington, PA won six world titles: (1972 & 73 Class-B and 1974 Class-A Eastern Worlds). Sol Mintz also finished runner-up three times (1969 & 71 Class-B and 1975 Class-A). Sol Mintz added a third place finish in the 1970 Class-B world’s also.
Sol Mintz then beat Uniroyal of Detroit 12-11 (former USSSA Champion Dino’s Pizza) behind the home run power of Big Tom Miller, then beat Copper Hearth 14-10 in the loser’s bracket final behind George Taylor’s four hits and homers from Chuck Yesenchak and Tom Miller.
Team won the 1972 USSSA Class “B” Men’s World Championship at Baltimore, MD. First Row (Left to Right): Earl Tustin, Don Roberts, Mike Kusturiss, Sam Parisse, Joe Kern, Ed Osborne.
When he was 6 years old, his mother married Sol Mintz, who adopted Brent and his older brother Ron. Although his mother divorced Mintz after 7 years of marriage, Brent retained his adopted father's last name until 1975, when he took back his birth name.
After his father's death, Spiner was adopted by Sylvia's second husband, Sol Mintz, whose surname he used between 1955 and 1975. Spiner was raised Jewish. He attended Bellaire High School, Bellaire, Texas. Spiner became active on the Bellaire Speech team, winning the national championship in dramatic interpretation.
