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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.[1]

Joe Alexander

No. 10, 20, 25
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	(1897-04-01)April 1, 1897 Silver Creek, New York
Died:	September 12, 1975(1975-09-12) (aged 78) New York, New York
Career information
College:	Syracuse
Career history
Syracuse Pros (1921) Rochester Jeffersons (1921–1924) New York Giants (1925–1927)
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1925) 2× First-team All-Pro (1921, 1922) Second-team All-Pro (1926) 2× Consensus All-American (1918, 1919)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 40 Games started: 35 Touchdowns: 4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

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	.100	T–15th in NFL	–	–	–	–
ROC Total		0	4	1	.100		–	–	–
NYG	1926	8	4	1	.654	6th in NFL	–	–	–	–
NYG Total		8	4	1	.654		–	–	–
Total		8	8	2	.500

See also

• List of select Jewish football players

References

External links

• Just Sports Stats
• Doc Alexander at Find a Grave

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