Plato Andros
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| Position: | Guard |
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| Born: | November 28, 1921 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died: | September 22, 2008 (aged 86) Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
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| High school: | Central (Oklahoma City) |
| College: | Oklahoma |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Plato Gus Andrecopoulos (November 28, 1921 – September 22, 2008) an American professional football player who was a guard for four seasons with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, earning second-team All-American honors. Andros spent four years in the United States Coast Guard fighting German submarines before coming back to earn All-American honors as a Sooner in 1946. He played in the NFL for the Chicago from 1947 to 1950.
Plato's brother, Dee Andros, was also a star lineman at Oklahoma and later served as the head football coach and athletic director at Oregon State University.[1] In addition to football, Andros was a member of the Oklahoma track team.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Plato Andros". michaelminn.net. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ^ CBS Sports Archived April 4, 2019, at the Wayback Machine 2007 University of Oklahoma Track & Field Guide, p130
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