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The late Alex Sokaris
Albany High School '58
Albany High teacher, coach and football standout
At
Albany High, Alex Sokaris was standout in football, basketball and
baseball. Football was his forte, though, and in 1957 he was awarded the
Thom McAn Award for making the best area contribution to the game. He
graduated from George Washington University in 1962 with a physical
education teaching degree and returned to his Albany alma mater
immediately after as an assistant football coach. In 1973 he was named
head coach of the Falcon football program, which hadn’t seen success in
more than eight years. His coaching turned around the program and by the
end of the 1985 season he compiled an overall record of 80-32-4, winning
titles in the Class A and Big 10 leagues. He stepped down as coach in
1986 but remained involved in Albany High sports until his 1996
retirement. He died in 2007 at the age of 67.
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