Doc Alexander
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherExpression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Joseph A. "Doc" Alexander (April 1, 1897 – September 12, 1975) was an American football player, who played center, tackle, guard, and end, and coach in the National Football League (NFL).[1]
Alexander was born in Silver Creek, New York, the son of Russian immigrants, and was Jewish.[1][2] He attended Syracuse University, and played for the school football team—twice being named All American at guard—as he attained a medical degree.[3][4][2] He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954, and also into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
Alexander played for the Syracuse Pros (1921), and played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Rochester Jeffersons (1921–24) and the New York Giants (1925–27).[3] He was a two-time First-team All-Pro, in both 1921 and 1922.[3] In 1922 he was the head coach of the Jeffersons, and in 1926 he was the head coach of the Giants.[5]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCNY Beavers (Independent) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | CCNY | 1–7–1 | |||||||
| CCNY: | 1–7–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–7–1 | ||||||||
NFL
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| ROC | 1922 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Template:Winning percentage | T–15th in NFL | – | – | – | – |
| ROC Total | 0 | 4 | 1 | Template:Winning percentage | – | – | – | |||
| NYG | 1926 | 8 | 4 | 1 | Template:Winning percentage | 6th in NFL | – | – | – | – |
| NYG Total | 8 | 4 | 1 | Template:Winning percentage | – | – | – | |||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 2 | Template:Winning percentage | ||||||
See also
References
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- ↑ a b Day by Day in Jewish Sports History - Bob Wechsler
- ↑ a b c NFL Head Coaches: A Biographical Dictionary, 1920–2011 - John Maxymuk
- ↑ a b c Doc Alexander Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ↑ Doc Alexander, C at NFL.com
- ↑ Doc Alexander Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks | Pro-Football-Reference.com
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