Hubbard Alexander

Hubbard Lindsay "Axe" Alexander (February 14, 1939 – August 28, 2016) was an American college and professional football coach. As an assistant coach, he won three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) and two national championships at the University of Miami. He played college football at Tennessee State University.

Early life Alexander played high school football, basketball and baseball at Atkins High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He earned four varsity letters in football, three in basketball and four in baseball. He was captain of the 1958 football and basketball teams his senior year while earning All-City/County and All-State honors in football. Alexander led the basketball team to the N.C.H.S.A.A. State Championship during the 1956–57 season.

College career Alexander played center for the Tennessee State Tigers. He lettered his freshman year, and started the next three years. He garnered All-Midwestern Conference accolades his junior and senior years. He was the tight ends coach of the Miami Hurricanes from 1979 to 1984 and the wide receivers coach from 1985 to 1988. The Hurricanes won the national championship in 1983 and 1987. Alexander served as wide receivers coach of the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL from 1989 to 1997, winning Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII and XXX.

Personal life Alexander married his college sweetheart, Gloria Demire, in 1962. They had three sons, Todd, Chad, and Bard. Chad played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and is the assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Chargers.

Hubbard died in Reisterstown Maryland on August 28, 2016.