Dee Andros

Dee Andros
Andros, c. 1970
Biographical details
Born(1924-10-17)October 17, 1924
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedOctober 22, 2003(2003-10-22) (aged 79)
Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
1946–1949Oklahoma
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1952Oklahoma (assistant)
1953Kansas (assistant)
1954–1955Texas Tech (assistant)
1956Nebraska (assistant)
1957–1959California (assistant)
1960–1961Illinois (assistant)
1962–1964Idaho
1965–1975Oregon State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1976–1985Oregon State
Head coaching record
Overall62–80–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Records
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service / branch U.S. Marine Corps
Years of service1942–1946
Rank Sergeant
Battles / warsWorld War II
Pacific theater
Battle of Iwo Jima
Awards Bronze Star

Demosthenes Konstandies Andrecopoulos (October 17, 1924 – October 22, 2003) was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator.[1][2] He was the head coach at the University of Idaho from 1962 to 1964 and Oregon State University from 1965 to 1975, compiling a career record of 62–80–2 (.438). A native of Oklahoma and a World War II veteran, Andros played college football as a guard at the University of Oklahoma. After retiring from coaching, he was the athletic director at Oregon State from 1976 to 1985.[3]

  1. ^ Frazier, Joseph B. (October 23, 2003). "OSU football icon Dee Andros is dead". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 3B.
  2. ^ Teaford, Elliott (October 23, 2003). "Dee Andros, 79; was football coach at Oregon State". Los Angeles Times. (obituary). Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Famed Beavers coach Andros dies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 23, 2003. p. 4B.