Steven Theodore Alexakos (born December 15, 1946) is an American former 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 | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editSteven Alexakos was born on December 15, 1946, in Lowell, Massachusetts.[2]
Alexakos attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California.[3]
College career
editAfter 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
editListed 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
editIn 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.[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.