Pedzisa mashoko anotevera: Muna January 1949, paaiva nemakore mana, Springer akatamira kuUnited States nevabereki vake, vachibva vagara munharaunda yeKew Gardens muQueens, kuNew York. Akaenda kuForest Hills High School yaiva pedyo. Chimwe chezviyeuchidzo zvake zvokutanga pamusoro pezvinoitika zvazvino zvaiva apo akanga ari 12 uye achiona
1956 Democratic National Convention paterevhizheni apo akaona ndokuororwa naJohn F. Kennedy.