Alex Webster (American football)
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| Position: | Halfback / Fullback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 19, 1931 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Kearny, New Jersey | ||||||||
| Date of death: | March 3, 2012 (aged 80) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Port St. Lucie, Florida | ||||||||
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| College: | North Carolina State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1953 / Round: 11 / Pick: 123 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 4,638 |
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| Average: | 3.9 |
| Touchdowns: | 56 |
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Alexander "Red" Webster (April 19, 1931 – March 3, 2012) was an American football fullback and halfback in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was also the head coach of the Giants from 1969 to 1973.
As the son of recent Scottish immigrants James and Alexandrina Webster, Alex Webster grew up in Kearny, New Jersey, where he attended and played high school football at Kearny High School. Webster played a key role on Kearny High School's football team which won the 1948 New Jersey High School State Championship. In spite of losing a father to cancer at an early age in 1941, Webster and his younger brother James, rose up with the help of uncles and aunts and excelled in football earning college scholarships.
As a senior at Kearny High School in 1948, Alex Webster was offered a full-ride scholarship from NFL legend Beattie Feathers to play college football at North Carolina State University. While playing for the Wolfpack, Alex "Big Red" Webster led the Southern Conference in scoring in 1951 with 78 points and remained a standout in 1952 before being drafted into the NFL.
Webster was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, but chose to play professional Canadian football for the Montreal Alouettes from 1953 to 1954. While in Canada, he was named an All-Star in 1954 and played in that year's Grey Cup.
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