Steve Alexakos
American football player (born 1946)
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Steven Theodore Alexakos (born December 15, 1946) is an American former football player.[1]
Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
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| Born | December 15, 1946 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Las Lomas (Walnut Creek, California) | ||||||
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| NFL draft | 1969: 9th round, 209th overall pick | ||||||
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Early life
Steven Alexakos was born on December 15, 1946, in Lowell, Massachusetts.[2]
Alexakos attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California.[3]
College career
After high school, Steve attended Junior College at Diablo Valley College from 1965 to 1966. He had committed to Arizona State University, where he was to play defense but was ruled scholastically ineligible due to a failed math test.[4] He then went to San Jose State, where he played offensive guard from 1967 to 1968.[2]
Professional career
Listed at 6'-2" and 250 lbs, Alexakos was selected in the ninth round by the 1969 Boston Patriots but played offensive guard for the 1970 Denver Broncos and the 1971 New York Giants[2]
Later life
In 1991, Alexakos 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, he took a job as line coach for one year at San Jose State.[5]
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.