David Franklin Alexander (born July 28, 1964) is an American high school football coach and a former professional football center and guard. He played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Jets.[1] He played college football at the University of Tulsa[2] and was selected in the fifth round of the 1987 NFL draft.[3]
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| Position: | Center Guard Tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 28, 1964 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Broken Arrow (OK) | ||||||||
| College: | Tulsa | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1987 / round: 5 / pick: 121 | ||||||||
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After his professional career, Alexander operated a business as a custom homebuilder, while also pursuing a career in coaching. He worked as an assistant coach for seven years at Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma. In 2005–06, he was also head coach of the Tulsa Talons of the af2 arena football league.[4][5] In 2013, he left Jenks to move to neighboring Broken Arrow High School, where he had played and graduated in 1982, as the running backs coach. In January 2014 he was announced as Broken Arrow's new head football coach.[6] Although Broken Arrow won a state championship in 2018 under Alexander's leadership, it fired Alexander after the 2020 season.[7]
References
edit- ^ Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. New York: HarperCollins, 1999. 553.
- ^ Bonham, Chad. Golden Hurricane Football at the University of Tulsa. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2004. 82.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Mike Brown, "Question and Answer: World sports writer Mike Brown talks with Talons coach David Alexander about the upcoming season." Tulsa World, April 5, 2006, via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Bill Haisten, "Alexander: A Talon and Trojan", Tulsa World, April 28, 2006.
- ^ Jacob Unruh, "David Alexander named Broken Arrow coach; Rafe Watkins to remain at Guthrie", The Oklahoman, January 28, 2014.
- ^ Cameron Jourdan, "Oklahoma high school football: Broken Arrow fires David Alexander after 7 seasons", The Oklahoman, November 30, 2020.
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