Plato Andros Explained

Plato Andros
Number:68
Position:Guard
Birth Date:28 November 1921
Birth Place:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Death Place:Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:240
College:Oklahoma
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Pfr:AndrPl20

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plato Andros . michaelminn.net . August 22, 2014.
  2. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/2008_guide_section7.pdf CBS Sports