Steve Alexakos

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Steven Theodore Alexakos
No. 68, 60
Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1946-12-15) December 15, 1946 (age 78)
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

Steven Theodore Alexakos (born December 15, 1946) is an American former football player. [1]

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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 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

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]

  • 1970, wearing No. 68, Alexakos started one game and played in 8 total during Denver's 1970 season. [2]
  • 1971, wearing No. 60, Alexakos played in 10 games with the 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. [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.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Steve Alexakos Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Steve Alexakos athletic career, photos, articles, and videos | Fanbase". Archived from the original on September 5, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.