Plato Andros

Plato Andros
Date of birth (1921-11-28)November 28, 1921
Place of birth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Date of death September 22, 2008(2008-09-22) (aged 86)
Place of death Norman, Oklahoma
Career information
Position(s) Guard
College University of Oklahoma
Career history
As player
1947–1950 Chicago Cardinals
Career stats

Plato Gus Andrecopoulos (November 28, 1921 – September 22, 2008) was a college All-American and professional football player. A 6'0", 240 lbs. guard from the University of Oklahoma, 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 was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the seventh round of the 1947 NFL Draft and played four years in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals, 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]

References

  1. "Plato Andros". michaelminn.net. Retrieved 22 August 2014.


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