Alexander was born in Fort Worth, Texas on August 2, 1970 and later attended Dunbar High School. He played college football for Kansas State University.[3] In his freshman season, the team finished with an 0-11 win–loss record. When he was a senior, the 1988 team won seven games, the school's most victories in a season since 1954.[4] He registered 234 career tackles at Kansas State and appeared in the Senior Bowl in 1991.[5]
NFL careeredit
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Alexander in the tenth round of the 1992 NFL Draft.[6] He appeared in 12 games for the team that season.[3] In 1993, the Denver Broncos claimed Alexander off of waivers from Tampa Bay.[7] Alexander did not start in 1993, but he appeared in 16 games.[3]
In 1994, Alexander started all 16 games and he registered a career-high 88 tackles and 24 assists.[3] He played in only nine games in 1995 due to a shoulder injury. The next year with the Indianapolis Colts, he struggled with a hamstring injury at the beginning of the season but appeared in 14 games.[3][8] In 1997, Alexander played in 13 games, starting eleven of them, and he collected 52 tackles. He spent two more seasons with the Colts, collecting 52 and 51 tackles, respectively. In his last two seasons, 2000 and 2001, Alexander started 29 games for the Oakland Raiders and registered a total of 90 tackles for the team.[3]
Illness and deathedit
Alexander was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer, in 2005. He had few symptoms, except for persistent pain in his feet, before his diagnosis. The disease was discovered after Alexander had bloodwork in Costa Rica while on a golfing vacation. He underwent chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. At one point, he lost nearly 60 pounds.[9] He died at Medical City Hospital in Dallas on March 24, 2010.[10]
Referencesedit
^"NFL Wife Continues Husbands Legacy - Kim Alexander". proplayerinsiders.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
^Miller, Jeff (December 31, 2010). "Lone Star salutes to sports figures with Texas ties who died in 2010". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
^"KSU, NFL LB Alexander dies". Topeka Capital-Journal. March 25, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
^Janssen, Mark (October 17, 2010). . Kansas State Athletics. Archived from the original on February 15, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
^"Elijah Alexander dead: Ex-Raider dies at 39". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
November 28, 2023
elijah, alexander, elijah, alfred, alexander, august, 1970, march, 2010, linebacker, played, seasons, national, football, league, tampa, buccaneers, denver, broncos, indianapolis, colts, oakland, raiders, 2005, alexander, diagnosed, with, multiple, myeloma, 20. Elijah Alfred Alexander III August 2 1970 March 24 2010 was a linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Denver Broncos Indianapolis Colts and Oakland Raiders In 2005 Alexander was diagnosed with multiple myeloma In 2006 he founded the Tackle Myeloma Foundation which raised funds to help find a cure and raise awareness about myeloma since then shut down by his surviving wife 1 2 Elijah AlexanderNo 59 58 50Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1970 08 02 August 2 1970Fort Worth Texas U S Died March 24 2010 2010 03 24 aged 39 Dallas Texas U S Height 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 235 lb 107 kg Career informationHigh school Fort Worth TX DunbarCollege Kansas StateNFL Draft 1992 Round 10 Pick 254Career historyTampa Bay Buccaneers 1992 Denver Broncos 1993 1995 Indianapolis Colts 1996 1999 Oakland Raiders 2000 2001 Career NFL statisticsTackles 426Sacks 6 5Forced fumbles 5Interceptions 5Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Early life 2 NFL career 3 Illness and death 4 ReferencesEarly life editAlexander was born in Fort Worth Texas on August 2 1970 and later attended Dunbar High School He played college football for Kansas State University 3 In his freshman season the team finished with an 0 11 win loss record When he was a senior the 1988 team won seven games the school s most victories in a season since 1954 4 He registered 234 career tackles at Kansas State and appeared in the Senior Bowl in 1991 5 NFL career editThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Alexander in the tenth round of the 1992 NFL Draft 6 He appeared in 12 games for the team that season 3 In 1993 the Denver Broncos claimed Alexander off of waivers from Tampa Bay 7 Alexander did not start in 1993 but he appeared in 16 games 3 In 1994 Alexander started all 16 games and he registered a career high 88 tackles and 24 assists 3 He played in only nine games in 1995 due to a shoulder injury The next year with the Indianapolis Colts he struggled with a hamstring injury at the beginning of the season but appeared in 14 games 3 8 In 1997 Alexander played in 13 games starting eleven of them and he collected 52 tackles He spent two more seasons with the Colts collecting 52 and 51 tackles respectively In his last two seasons 2000 and 2001 Alexander started 29 games for the Oakland Raiders and registered a total of 90 tackles for the team 3 Illness and death editAlexander was diagnosed with multiple myeloma a bone marrow cancer in 2005 He had few symptoms except for persistent pain in his feet before his diagnosis The disease was discovered after Alexander had bloodwork in Costa Rica while on a golfing vacation He underwent chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant At one point he lost nearly 60 pounds 9 He died at Medical City Hospital in Dallas on March 24 2010 10 References edit NFL Wife Continues Husbands Legacy Kim Alexander proplayerinsiders com Retrieved 2 June 2018 http www TMF58 com Archived 2009 12 07 at the Wayback Machine a b c d e f Elijah Alexander Pro Football Reference com Retrieved August 8 2014 Miller Jeff December 31 2010 Lone Star salutes to sports figures with Texas ties who died in 2010 Dallas Morning News Retrieved August 8 2014 KSU NFL LB Alexander dies Topeka Capital Journal March 25 2010 Retrieved August 8 2014 1992 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 05 07 NFL Transactions The Baltimore Sun September 1 1993 Archived from the original on July 24 2015 Retrieved August 8 2014 NFL Notes Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Archived from the original on April 19 2003 Retrieved August 8 2014 Janssen Mark October 17 2010 K State was Alexander s passion Kansas State Athletics Archived from the original on February 15 2011 Retrieved August 8 2014 Elijah Alexander dead Ex Raider dies at 39 Huffington Post Retrieved August 8 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elijah Alexander amp oldid 1169104758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
