Plato Andros

Plato Andros
No. 68
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1921-11-28)November 28, 1921
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died:September 22, 2008(2008-09-22) (aged 86)
Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Central (Oklahoma City)
College:Oklahoma
Career history
Career highlights and awards
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]

  1. ^ "Plato Andros". michaelminn.net. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  2. ^ CBS Sports Archived April 4, 2019, at the Wayback Machine 2007 University of Oklahoma Track & Field Guide, p130