Alex Carson Explained
| Alex Carson |
| Nickname: | "The Murderous Ax" |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Death Place: | Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Module: | | Import: | no | | Embed: | yes | | Height Ft: | 6 | | Height In: | 0 | | Weight Lbs: | 210 | | Position1: | Centre | | Position2: | Guard | | Career Highlights: |
| | Playing Years1: | – | | Playing Team1: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
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Alexander Chorostkowski,[1] known as Alex Carson, (October 26, 1923 – August 3, 1981), was a Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1951.[2]
Carson was raised in Windsor, Ontario and previously attended and played football at the Kennedy Collegiate Institute and for the junior Windsor Rockets. He briefly played for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League.[3]
During his time in California, Carson married Carol Channing in 1950. They had one son named Channing Carson, who later adopted his stepfather's surname (Lowe). Carson and Channing divorced in 1956.[1]
He worked as a private detective in New York City after his football career. In 1962, he was living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[4] He later married Mary Jane Haskin Fenton in 1965; that marriage lasted only 63 days.[5] [6]
Carson died in Palm Beach, Florida on August 3, 1981.[7] [8]
Notes and References
- Coleman, JimThe Globe and Mail (1936–Current); Jan 24, 1950; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844–2011)pg. 14
- Web site: Alex Carson . September 24, 2015.
- Web site: Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search. September 24, 2015.
- Web site: The Miami News - Google News Archive Search . September 24, 2015.
- Web site: 25 Jun 1965, Page 7 - at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. September 24, 2015.
- Web site: Kentucky New Era - Google News Archive Search . September 24, 2015.
- News: Alexander Carson buried. August 7, 1981. 35. The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. December 27, 2018.
- "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVW9-NKD : December 25, 2014), Alexander F Carson, 03 Aug 1981; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol., certificate number 72666, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
