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| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1939-02-14)February 14, 1939 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 2016(2016-08-28) (aged 77) Reisterstown, Maryland, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Atkins (Winston-Salem) |
| College | Tennessee State |
| NFL draft | 1962: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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Hubbard Lindsay "Axe"Alexander (February 14, 1939 – August 28, 2016) was an American college and professionalfootball coach.[1] As an assistant coach, he won threeSuper Bowls with theDallas Cowboys of theNational Football League (NFL) and two national championships at theUniversity of Miami. He playedcollege football atTennessee State University.
Alexander playedhigh school football, basketball and baseball atAtkins High School inWinston-Salem, North Carolina. He earned fourvarsity letters in football, three in basketball and four in baseball. He was captain of the 1958 football and basketball teams his senior year while earning All-City/County and All-State honors in football. Alexander led the basketball team to theN.C.H.S.A.A. State Championship during the 1956–57 season.[2]
Alexander playedcenter for theTennessee State Tigers.[3] Helettered his freshman year, and started the next three years. He garnered All-Midwestern Conference accolades his junior and senior years.[2] Alexander earnedAll-American honors his senior year. He was also a team captain three years in a row.[2] He graduated with a degree in Health and Physical Education in 1962.[2]
Alexander was a graduate assistant for the Tennessee State Tigers from 1962 to 1963.[2] He coached atGeorge Washington High School inChicago, Illinois from 1963 to 1965.[2] He coached at Lester High School inMemphis, Tennessee from 1966 to 1970.[2] Alexander was the head coach and athletic director atEast High School in Memphis from 1971 to 1974.[4][2] He served as defensive line and tight ends coach for theVanderbilt Commodores from 1975 to 1978.[5] He was the tight ends coach of theMiami Hurricanes from 1979 to 1984 and the wide receivers coach from 1985 to 1988. The Hurricanes won the national championship in 1983 and 1987. Alexander served as wide receivers coach of theDallas Cowboys of the NFL from 1989 to 1997, winningSuper Bowl XXVII,XXVIII andXXX.[1] He was the wide receivers coach of the NFL'sMinnesota Vikings from 1998 to 1999.[1] He served as wide receivers coach of theNew Orleans Saints of the NFL from 2000 to 2003.[1] Alexander was an assistant coach for theCincinnati Marshals of theNational Indoor Football League in 2005. He has spent time as head coach atMelrose High School in Memphis.[6][7]
Alexander married his college sweetheart, Gloria Demire, in 1962. The couple went on to have three sons, Todd, Chad and Bard. Chad played college football for theWake Forest Demon Deacons, and is currently the Assistant General Manager for theLos Angeles Chargers of the NFL.[8] There are eight grandchildren: Morgan, Nicholas, Sofia, Chloe, Charlotte, Harper, Hadley and Hunter. Axe and Gloria remained married until his death.
Hubbard died in Reisterstown Maryland on August 28, 2016.[9]
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