Let us show support for Kermit and
Tami Alexander, as Kermit Alexander had lost his mother, sister and his two nephews on August 31, 1984. We thank him in playing a
part of defeating Proposition 34 on November 6, 2012. We will introduce Kermit
Alexander from Wikipedia and other links. Do not forget him and Tami in your
prayers.
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Kermit Alexander
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Kermit is finally at peace at age 69.
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Date of birth:
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January
4, 1941 (age 74)
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Place of birth:
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Career information
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1963 / Round: 1 /
Pick: 5
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1963
/ Round: 1 / Pick: 8
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Organizations
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As player:
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1963-1969
1970-1971 1972-1973 |
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Career highlights and awards
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1
(1968)
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Career stats
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Playing stats at NFL.com
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Tami and Kermit
Alexander
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Kermit Joseph Alexander (born January 4, 1941 in New
Iberia, Louisiana) was a former American
football defensive back in the National Football League. He was on the
Board of Directors for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, which is named after Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott,
and is awarded annually to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the
Year.
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Kermit and Tami
Alexander
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Professional career
Alexander was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers with the eighth pick in the
first round of the 1963 NFL Draft. He was also drafted by the Denver
Broncos of the American Football League with the fifth
overall pick, but chose to sign with San Francisco. Alexander played alongside
Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Jimmy Johnson. Alexander was selected to
play in the Pro Bowl in 1968, after a season in which he had a career-high
nine interceptions, including an interception he returned 66 yards for a
touchdown. Alexander played for the 49ers from 1963 to 1969.
In his second year with the Los
Angeles Rams in 1971, he returned one of his three interceptions 82 yards
for a touchdown. He played one final season with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1973.
In addition to playing defense,
Alexander returned punts and kickoffs for all three teams. Both of his career
punt returns for touchdowns came with San Francisco.
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Kermit's 24-year-old sister, Dietra, and his
nephews, 8-year-old Damon and 13-year-old Damani, were in the wrong place at
the wrong time. [PHOTO SOURCE: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=100513/KermitAlexander]
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Personal
On August 31, 1984, Alexander’s mother, sister and two nephews, ages 8 and 13,
were murdered in South Central Los Angeles during a home invasion by members of the Rollin 60’s Neighborhood Crips, whose
intended victims lived two doors away.
Alexander was initially planning on
adopting one child from Haiti, but after meeting the child's four siblings, he
ended up adopting all five. The five were in Haiti at the time of the
earthquake in 2010, but survived and now live with Alexander and his wife,
Tami.
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