Keith Alex

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Keith Alex
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Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1969-06-09) June 9, 1969 (age 53)
Kountze, Texas
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:307 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school:Beaumont (TX) Central
College: Texas A&M
NFL Draft: 1992  / Round: 9 / Pick: 243
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:14
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Hiram Keith Alex (born June 9, 1969) is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He played for the Atlanta Falcons (1993) [1] and the Minnesota Vikings (1995). [2] Alex was a four-year letterman in football at Texas A&M University from 1987 to 1992. Following his senior year in 1991, he received Honorable Mention All-American accolades by the Football News and was also selected as an Associated Press First-team All-Southwest Conference offensive tackle. Keith Alex was the 9th-round pick (243rd overall) of the Atlanta Falcons in the 1992 NFL Draft. He is currently a physical education teacher and football coach at Cypress Springs High School. Alex has coached at Texas A&M as a graduate assistant coach, Arizona Western College as the offensive line coach, and in high school for the last eleven years. [3]

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