This wasn't your typical football hero. Doc Alexander was a brilliant scholar, a dedicated medical professional, and, against all odds, a dominant force on the gridiron.

Dive into the remarkable journey of Doc Alexander:

✦ Star football and lacrosse player at Syracuse University.

✦ Two-time captain of the 'Cuse gridiron squad 1919 & 1920

✦ In 1918, against Rutgers, he picked up a loose ball and ran 75 yards for a touchdown. Doc starred in a 1919 defeat of Pittsburgh, the Panthers' first loss in four years.

✦ Played in the early NFL for the Rochester Jeffersons (1921, 22,24) part-time while practicing medicine

✦ First player signed to the roster of the New York Giants franchise in 1925

✦ The Giant's first coach was successful college coach Bob Folwell. In 1926, Folwell left to coach the Philadelphia Quakers of the first AFL, and Doc Alexander assumed the player/head coach role, taking the team to an 8-4-1 record.

✦ Due to an increased demand for his medical services, he relinquished his head coach role and became an assistant player/coach at Earl Potteiger. The Giants won the NFL Title that year.

✦ Now having a successful lung practice in NYC, Alexander retired from football after the title win.

✦ Honored in both the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame