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American football player and coach (1897–1975) For the basketball player, see Joe Alexander (basketball).

American football player

Joe Alexander

No. 10, 20, 25

Position:

Guard

Personal information

Born:

(1897-04-01)April 1, 1897
Silver Creek, New York, U.S.

Died:

September 12, 1975(1975-09-12) (aged 78)
New York City, U.S.

Career information

College:

Syracuse

Career history

Rochester Jeffersons (1921–1924)
New York Giants (1925–1927)

Career highlights and awards

NFL champion (1927)
2× First-team All-Pro (1921, 1922)
Second-team All-Pro (1926)
2× Consensus All-American (1918, 1919)
First-team All-American (1920)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	40
Games started:	35
Touchdowns:	4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Record at Pro Football Reference

College Football Hall of Fame

Joseph A. "Doc" Alexander (April 1, 1897 – September 12, 1975) was an American football player, who played center, tackle, guard, and end, and coach in the National Football League (NFL).

Alexander was born in Silver Creek, New York, the son of Russian immigrants, and was Jewish. He attended Syracuse University, and played for the school football team—twice being named All American at guard—as he attained a medical degree. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954, and also into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Alexander played for the Syracuse Pros (1921), and played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Rochester Jeffersons (1921–24) and the New York Giants (1925–27). He was a two-time First-team All-Pro, in both 1921 and 1922. In 1922 he was the head coach of the Jeffersons, and in 1926 he was the head coach of the Giants.

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall
CCNY Beavers (Independent) (1942)
1942	CCNY	1–7–1
CCNY:		1–7–1
Total:		1–7–1

NFL

Team	Year	Regular season					Postseason
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
ROC	1922	0	4	1	.100	T–15th in NFL	–	–	–	–
ROC Total		0	4	1	.100		–	–	–
NYG	1926	8	4	1	.654	6th in NFL	–	–	–	–
NYG Total		8	4	1	.654		–	–	–
Total		8	8	2	.500

References

v t e Rochester Jeffersons head coaches
Jack Forsyth (1919–1921) Doc Alexander (1922) Leo Lyons (1923) Johnny Murphy & Jerry Noonan (1924) Cecil Grigg (1925)

v t e New York Giants head coaches
Bob Folwell (1925) Doc Alexander (1926) Earl Potteiger (1927–1928) LeRoy Andrews (1929–1930) Benny Friedman (1930) Steve Owen (1931–1953) Jim Lee Howell (1954–1960) Allie Sherman (1961–1968) Alex Webster (1969–1973) Bill Arnsparger (1974–1976) John McVay (1976–1978) Ray Perkins (1979–1982) Bill Parcells (1983–1990) Ray Handley (1991–1992) Dan Reeves (1993–1996) Jim Fassel (1997–2003) Tom Coughlin (2004–2015) Ben McAdoo (2016–2017) Steve Spagnuolo # (2017) Pat Shurmur (2018–2019) Joe Judge (2020–2021) Brian Daboll (2022–present) # denotes interim head coach

New York Giants head coaches

Bob Folwell (1925)
Doc Alexander (1926)
Earl Potteiger (1927–1928)
LeRoy Andrews (1929–1930)
Benny Friedman (1930)
Steve Owen (1931–1953)
Jim Lee Howell (1954–1960)
Allie Sherman (1961–1968)
Alex Webster (1969–1973)
Bill Arnsparger (1974–1976)
John McVay (1976–1978)
Ray Perkins (1979–1982)
Bill Parcells (1983–1990)
Ray Handley (1991–1992)
Dan Reeves (1993–1996)
Jim Fassel (1997–2003)
Tom Coughlin (2004–2015)
Ben McAdoo (2016–2017)
Steve Spagnuolo # (2017)
Pat Shurmur (2018–2019)
Joe Judge (2020–2021)
Brian Daboll (2022–present)

# denotes interim head coach

v t e CCNY Beavers head football coaches
Lionel McKenzie (1907) No varsity team (1908–1909) Lionel McKenzie (1910) No team (1911) Harold J. Parker (1924–1933) Benny Friedman (1934–1941) Doc Alexander (1942) Leo Miller (1943–1944) Louis Gebhard (1945–1946) Harold J. Parker (1947–1948) Frank Tubridy (1949) Irving Mondschein (1950)

v t e New York Giants 1925 inaugural season roster
20 Doc Alexander 3 Al Bedner 2 Heinie Benkert 7 Lynn Bomar 5 Matt Brennan 23 Art Carney 9 Jim Frugone 1 Hinkey Haines 6 Dutch Hendrian Cowboy Hill 22 Paul Jappe William C. Kenyon 16 Jack McBride 10 Ed McGinley 21 Century Milstead Tom Moran 4 Tommy Myers 8 Bob Nash 11 Swede Nordstrom Mike Palm 12 Babe Parnell Earl Potteiger 17 Owen Reynolds Bill Rooney 21 Jim Thorpe Tommy Tomlin 15 Larry Walbridge Phil White 25 Joe Williams Head coach: Bob Folwell

New York Giants 1925 inaugural season roster

v t e New York Giants 1927 NFL champions
25 Doc Alexander 36 Riley Biggs Les Caywood 10 Chuck Corgan Hec Garvey 11 Joe Guyon 5 Jack Hagerty 2 Hinkey Haines 55 Pete Henry 24 Red Howard 41 Cal Hubbard 4 Tut Imlay 17 Paul Jappe Eddie Keenan 26 Jim Kendrick Cliff Marker 1 Jack McBride 25 Century Milstead 15 Mickey Murtagh 40 Al Nesser 44 Steve Owen Babe Parnell 9 Earl Potteiger 33 Dick Stahlman Phil White 6 Mule Wilson 18 Doug Wycoff Head coach: Earl Potteiger

New York Giants 1927 NFL champions

v t e 1918 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Frank Murrey HB Tom Davies HB Wolcott Roberts FB George McLaren
Line	E Bill Fincher E Paul Robeson T Joe Guyon T Pete Henry T Leonard Hilty T Lou Usher G Doc Alexander G Lyman Perry C Bum Day C Jack Depler

v t e 1919 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Benny Boynton QB Bo McMillin HB Eddie Casey HB Chic Harley FB Ira Rodgers
Line	E Lester Belding E Bob Higgins E Henry Miller T Pete Henry T Belford West G Doc Alexander G Swede Youngstrom C Charles Carpenter C Red Weaver

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