Alexander shared starting time his sophomore year with Dane Conwell, a freshman, in 1978. Alexander, although sharing carries, rushed for 310 yards, third on the team.
In 1979, Alexander's junior season, he finally became the full starter of the Mountaineers' squad. Alexander rushed for 656 yards and two scores that season, which was the best of his career.
Alexander's best season came in 1980, his final year. Alexander rushed for a career-high and team-high 1,064 yards along with 5 touchdowns that season. At the time, the 4th most yards in a single season in Mountaineer history. At the time he left WVU Alexander ranked 2nd on the schools career rushing yards list.
Alexander is currently ranked 10th on the Mountaineers' all-time rushing yardage list with a career total of 2,474 yards rushing.
Professional careeredit
Alexander was drafted in the tenth round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and played for them for two seasons.
Deathedit
On June 7, 2022, Alexander was found dead in his St. Albans, West Virginia, home.[2] There were no signs of foul play.
Referencesedit
^"NFL.com : Official Site of the National Football League". NFL.com. from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
^Jenkins, Jeff (June 8, 2022). "Former Mountaineer Robert Alexander dead at 64". WV MetroNews. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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robert, alexander, american, football, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, robert, alexander, american, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Robert Alexander American football news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Robert Alan Alexander 1 April 21 1958 June 7 2022 was an American football running back who played collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers Robert AlexanderBorn April 21 1958South Charleston West Virginia U S Died June 7 2022 2022 06 07 aged 64 St Albans West Virginia U S Career informationPosition s Running backCollegeWest VirginiaNFL draft1981 Round 10 Pick 269Career historyAs player1982 1983Los Angeles RamsContents 1 Collegiate career 2 Professional career 3 Death 4 ReferencesCollegiate career editAlexander s career began at South Charleston High School where he was the high school football national player of the year his senior season as picked by Parade Magazine He then attended West Virginia over USC Penn State Ohio State and Maryland On his freshman campaign Alexander shared backup time with Walter Easley behind starting back Dave Riley Alexander rushed for 426 yards and a touchdown his freshman year Alexander shared starting time his sophomore year with Dane Conwell a freshman in 1978 Alexander although sharing carries rushed for 310 yards third on the team In 1979 Alexander s junior season he finally became the full starter of the Mountaineers squad Alexander rushed for 656 yards and two scores that season which was the best of his career Alexander s best season came in 1980 his final year Alexander rushed for a career high and team high 1 064 yards along with 5 touchdowns that season At the time the 4th most yards in a single season in Mountaineer history At the time he left WVU Alexander ranked 2nd on the schools career rushing yards list Alexander is currently ranked 10th on the Mountaineers all time rushing yardage list with a career total of 2 474 yards rushing Professional career editAlexander was drafted in the tenth round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and played for them for two seasons Death editOn June 7 2022 Alexander was found dead in his St Albans West Virginia home 2 There were no signs of foul play References edit NFL com Official Site of the National Football League NFL com Archived from the original on December 11 2021 Retrieved December 11 2021 Jenkins Jeff June 8 2022 Former Mountaineer Robert Alexander dead at 64 WV MetroNews Retrieved June 8 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Alexander American football amp oldid 1196085453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
