Plato Gus Andrecopoulos (November 28, 1921 – September 22, 2008) was a former college

College football

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 All-American and professional football

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 player. A 6'0", 240 lbs. guard

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 from the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

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, Andros spent four years in the United States Coast Guard

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 fighting German

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 submarines before coming back to earn All-American honors as a Sooner in 1946. He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 7th round of the 1947 NFL Draft

1947 NFL Draft

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 and played four years in the National Football League

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 for the Chicago Cardinals from 1947 to 1950. Plato's brother Dee Andros

Dee Andros

Demosthenes Konstandies "Dee" Andrecopoulos was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator in the United States. He served as the head football coach at the University of Idaho from 1962 to 1964 and at Oregon State University from 1965 to 1975, compiling career...

 was also a star lineman at Oklahoma and would eventually become the head

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 football coach

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 and athletic director

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 at Oregon State.