Alex Macklin (born 1932) is a former

Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...

player who played for the Calgary Stampeders. He previously played at the

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. During his professional Canadian football career, Alex Macklin played the Guard/Tackle position. The Guard/Tackle position is on the offensive line. Alex's job was to protect the quarterback and block for the running backs. During his career Alex only played two years in the CFL from 1955-1956. This resulted him to only playing in 23 career games. Stats Crew

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