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Plato Andros
No. 68
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	November 28, 1921; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died:	September 22, 2008 (aged 86); Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:	Central (Oklahoma City)
College:	Oklahoma
Career history
	Chicago Cardinals (1947–1950);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1947); Second-team All-American (1946); First-team All-Big Six (1946);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Plato Gus Andrecopoulos (November 28, 1921 – September 22, 2008) an American professional football player who was a guard for four seasons with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, earning second-team All-American honors. Andros spent four years in the United States Coast Guard fighting German submarines before coming back to earn All-American honors as a Sooner in 1946. He played in the NFL for the Chicago from 1947 to 1950.

Plato's brother, Dee Andros, was also a star lineman at Oklahoma and later served as the head football coach and athletic director at Oregon State University.^[1] In addition to football, Andros was a member of the Oklahoma track team.^[2]

References

^ "Plato Andros". michaelminn.net. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
^ CBS Sports Archived April 4, 2019, at the Wayback Machine 2007 University of Oklahoma Track & Field Guide, p130