Theodore R. Alexander (September 15, 1912 – March 6, 1999) was an American

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in the

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Biography

Alexander was born in

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. He played with several teams from 1938 to 1949, playing mostly with the

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. He died on March 6, 1999, in

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at the age of 86.

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