Curtis Alexander (born June 11, 1974) is a former

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player. He played four years of

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for the

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, from 1994 to 1997. He later played professional football in the

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, and

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. During the 2002 Frankfurt Galaxy season, he set an NFL Europe single-game total yardage record with 279 yards against Barcelona.

Early years

Alexander played high school football at

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. He was a high school All-American, compiled over 2,300 rushing yards as a senior, and was selected Tennessee's high school Player of the Year. He once rushed for 479 yard in a single game for Whitehaven. That 2,346 yards rushing as a senior is still standing as the

regular season rushing record .

Alabama

Alexander committed to

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in 1993 and was redshirted that fall. He played four years of

for the Crimson Tide from 1994 to 1997.Keeping Faith: Curtis Alexander ready to run for Bama
/ref>Tide's Alexander hoping, praying for an injury-free season in 1996
/ref> As a senior in 1997, Alexander totaled 720 rushing yards, 133 receiving yards, and scored eight touchdowns.
At the end of his senior season, he was invited to play in the 1997 Blue–Gray Football Classic. He helped lead the Gray to a victory in the game with a 46-yard touchdown catch.

Professional football

Alexander was drafted by the

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in the fourth round of 1998 NFL Draft (122nd overall pick). Alexander did not make the 52-man roster and was waived by Denver on August 28, 1998. On August 31, 1998, Alexander was signed to Denver's practice squad and remained there for entire 1998 season. During 1999 training camp, Alexander was waived by Broncos and signed a free agent contract with

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on February 8, 2000. In 2001, Alexander played for the Birmingham Thunderbolts in the

where he rushed for 81 yards on 18 carries and returned 15 kicks for 318 yards. He also played for the

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of the

during the 2002 season. He set an NFL Europe single-game total yardage record with 279 yards against Barcelona in 2002. Alexander played one game with the

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in the 2002 season.

References

External links

Alexander's NFL profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Curtis 1974 births Living people American football running backs Alabama Crimson Tide football players Birmingham Thunderbolts players Frankfurt Galaxy players Players of American football from Memphis, Tennessee Players of Canadian football from Memphis, Tennessee