Steven Theodore Alexakos (born December 15, 1946) is a former American football player.[1]
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| Position: | Offensive guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 15, 1946 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Las Lomas (Walnut Creek, California) |
| College: | Arizona State San Jose State |
| NFL draft: | 1969 / Round: 9 / Pick: 209 |
| Career history | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Early years edit
Steven Alexakos was born on December 15, 1946, in Lowell, Massachusetts.[2]
Alexakos attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California.[3]
College years edit
After high school, Steve attended Junior College at Diablo Valley College from 1965 to 1966. He then went on to Arizona State University and finally to San Jose State where he played Offensive Guard from 1967 to 1968.[2]
Professional career edit
Listed at 6'-2" and 250 lbs, Alexakos was drafted in the 9th round by the 1969 Boston Patriots, but played offensive guard for the 1970 Denver Broncos and the 1971 New York Giants[2]
Later years edit
In 1991 was working as the Junior varsity line coach at De La Salle High School (Concord, California) when he was moved up to the Varsity Staff. Here, he was instrumental as part of the coaching staff that established the Spartans longest winning streak of 151 games. Then in 1995, Steve took a job as line coach for one year at San Jose State.[4]
References:
- Book: "When The Game Stands Tall: the story of the De La Salle Spartans and Football's Longest Winning Streak" By Neil Hayes, Bob Larson, Tony La Russa, 2003.
References edit
- ^ "STEVE ALEXAKOS". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Steve Alexakos Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Steve Alexakos athletic career, photos, articles, and videos | Fanbase". Archived from the original on September 5, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.