Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1962 43 FB 5-10 209 So Fort Myers 1963 84 G-E 5-10 205 So-R * Fort Myers 1964 84 E 5-10 205 Jr-R * Fort Myers 1965 84 DE 5-11 202 Sr-R * Fort Myers
| George D'Alesandro |
Full Name: George Joseph D'Alesandro, Jr.
Born: March 4, 1943, Fort Myers, Fla.
Died: November 27, 2019, Fort Myers, Fla.
School: Fort Myers High School in Fort Myers, Florida
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| FSU Career |
| Football | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1962 43 FB 5-10 209 So Fort Myers 1963 84 G-E 5-10 205 So-R * Fort Myers 1964 84 E 5-10 205 Jr-R * Fort Myers 1965 84 DE 5-11 202 Sr-R * Fort Myers |
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| Comments |
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Obituary for George Joseph D'Aleaasndro, Jr. Published by The News-Press, Fort Myers, Fla., Nov 29, 2019 George
served for over four decades in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
and the Collier County sheriffs department. He helped keep us all safe with
many tireless hours spent in the department of narcotics and organized
crime. George is preceded in death by his brother, Charles and is survived
by his sister, Fran D'Alessandro, former wife of 25 years Bobbie
D'Alessandro, children Angela D'Alessandro (Jerry Higby) and Gianna
D'Alessandro, nephew Anthony D'Alessandro, niece Nicole D'Alessandro (Alex
and Harper) and grandchildren, William and Isabella Higby (both attend St.
Francis Xavier, like their grandfather and family). |
| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1962 | 0 0 0 0.0- | 0.0- | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1963 9 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 1 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1964 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 4- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1965 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 2- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot 29 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 1 6- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1962 | 0 0.0 | 0.0 | - - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1963 9 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 31 15.5 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 31
1964 10 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
1965 10 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 24 24.0 0 | 24
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot 29 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 31 15.5 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 24 24.0 0 | 55
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1963 | GP Off Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 20 Miami | 1
Sep 28 Texas Christian | 1
Oct 12 Wake Forest | 1
Oct 19 Southern Mississippi | 1
Oct 26 Virginia Tech | 1
Nov 2 Furman | 1
Nov 9 Georgia Tech | 1
Nov 16 North Carolina State | 1
Nov 23 Auburn | 1
----------------------------|--------------
Tot | 9 0 0
| Starts
1964 | GP Off Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 19 Miami | 1 LE
Sep 26 Texas Christian | 1 LE
Oct 3 New Mexico State | 1 LE
Oct 10 Kentucky | 1 LE
Oct 17 Georgia | 1 LE
Oct 24 Virginia Tech | 1 LE
Oct 31 Southern Mississippi | 1 LE
Nov 7 Houston | 1 RE
Nov 14 North Carolina State | 1 LE
Nov 21 Florida | 1 LE
Jan 2 Oklahoma | 1 LE
----------------------------|--------------
Tot | 11 0 11
| Starts
1965 | GP Off Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 25 Texas Christian | 1 LE
Oct 2 Baylor | 1 LE
Oct 9 Kentucky | 1 LE
Oct 16 Georgia | 1 LE
Oct 23 Alabama | 1 RE
Oct 30 Virginia Tech | 1 RE
Nov 6 Wake Forest | 1 RE
Nov 13 North Carolina State | 1 RE
Nov 20 Houston | 1 RE
Nov 27 Florida | 1 RE
----------------------------|--------------
Tot | 10 0 10
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Career Tot | 30 0 21
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1963 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 28 Texas Christian | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 1 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 12 Wake Forest | 4 3 7 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 26 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 2 Furman | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot | 4 3 7 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 1 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1964 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 19 Miami | 7 4 11 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 26 Texas Christian | 5 4 9 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 10 Kentucky | 5 2 7 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 17 Georgia | 5 3 8 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 24 Virginia Tech | 5 2 7 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 31 Southern Mississippi | 5 5 10 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 21 Florida | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Jan 2 *Oklahoma | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot | 32 20 52 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 3- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1965 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 25 Texas Christian | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 20 Houston | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 27 Florida | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 2- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
* Bowl Game stats not included
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1963 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 28 Texas Christian | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 12 Wake Forest | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 26 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 14 14.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 14
Nov 2 Furman | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 17 17.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 17
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 31 15.5 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 31
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1964 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 19 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Sep 26 Texas Christian | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 10 Kentucky | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 17 Georgia | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 24 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 31 Southern Mississippi | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 21 Florida | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Jan 2 *Oklahoma | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1965 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 25 Texas Christian | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 20 Houston | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 27 Florida | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 1 24 24.0 0 | 24
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 24 24.0 0 | 24
* Bowl Game stats not included
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George Joseph
D'Alessandro, Jr. was born March 4, 1943 in Fort Myers, Florida. He died
peacefully November 27, 2019 from complications of Alzheimer's dementia
with his family at his side. His parents were George Joseph D'Alessandro,
Sr. and Augustine "Gussie" Catherine D'Alessandro, both longtime residents
of Lee County. George attended Saint Francis Xavier school through the
eighth grade and served as an altar boy at Saint Francis Xavier church. He
attended Fort Myers high school from 1957 to 1961 and was named in the top
10 football players of the past hundred years in Greenie football history.
He went on to his beloved Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida
and was a proud member of the Florida State Seminole football team. George
set many records at the school from 1961 to 1965. He went on to become a
captain in the US Air Force and served with the Office of Special
Investigations in Korea. He returned to Florida State and received his
Masters degree in criminology. George married his high school sweetheart,
Bobbie D'Alessandro, and the couple had 2 girls, Angela (local
pediatrician) and Gianna (local Elementary school teacher).