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Position: | Guard |
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Born: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | November 28, 1921
Died: | September 22, 2008 Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 86)
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
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High school: | Central (Oklahoma City) |
College: | Oklahoma |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
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]