Alexander Chorostkowski,Coleman, Jim The Globe and Mail (1936–Current); Jan 24, 1950; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844–2011) pg. 14 known as Alex Carson, (October 26, 1923 – August 3, 1981), was a Canadian

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player who played for the

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. He won the

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with them in 1951. Carson was raised in Windsor, Ontario and previously attended and played football at the

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and for the junior Windsor Rockets. He briefly played for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League. During his time in California, Carson married Carol Channing in 1950. They had one son named Channing Carson, who later adopted his stepfather's surname (Lowe). Carson and Channing divorced in 1956. He worked as a private detective in New York City after his football career. In 1962, he was living in

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. He later married Mary Jane Haskin Fenton in 1965; that marriage would last only 63 days. Carson died in

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on August 3, 1981."Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVW9-NKD : 25 December 2014), Alexander F Carson, 03 Aug 1981; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 72666, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.

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