Keith Alex

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Keith Alex
No. 62, 63
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1969-06-09) June 9, 1969 (age 55)
Kountze, Texas, U.S.
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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:14
Games started:0
Player stats at PFR

Hiram Keith Alex (born June 9, 1969) is an American former professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Atlanta Falcons (1993) [2] and the Minnesota Vikings (1995). [3] 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. Alex was the ninth-round pick (243rd overall) of the Atlanta Falcons in the 1992 NFL draft. [4] 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. [5]

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References

  1. "Keith Alex". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. "Atlanta Falcons All-Timer Roster". Atlanta Falcons. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  3. "Minnesota Vikings History - Alumni". Minnesota Vikings. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  4. "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  5. Kashmere Senior High School Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine