George D'Alesandro
George D'Alesandro
Full Name:  George Joseph D'Alesandro, Jr.
     Born:  March 4, 1943, Fort Myers, Fla.
     Died:  November 27, 2019, Fort Myers, Fla.
   School:  Fort Myers High School in Fort Myers, Florida


FSU Career
Football
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1962  43  FB      5-10 209  So       Fort Myers                  
1963  84  G-E     5-10 205  So-R *   Fort Myers                  
1964  84  E       5-10 205  Jr-R *   Fort Myers                  
1965  84  DE      5-11 202  Sr-R *   Fort Myers                  


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Obituary for George Joseph D'Aleaasndro, Jr.
Published by The News-Press, Fort Myers, Fla., Nov 29, 2019

George Joseph D'Alessandro, Jr. was born March 4, 1943 in Fort Myers, Florida. He died peacefully November 27, 2019 from complications of Alzheimer's dementia with his family at his side. His parents were George Joseph D'Alessandro, Sr. and Augustine "Gussie" Catherine D'Alessandro, both longtime residents of Lee County. George attended Saint Francis Xavier school through the eighth grade and served as an altar boy at Saint Francis Xavier church. He attended Fort Myers high school from 1957 to 1961 and was named in the top 10 football players of the past hundred years in Greenie football history. He went on to his beloved Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida and was a proud member of the Florida State Seminole football team. George set many records at the school from 1961 to 1965. He went on to become a captain in the US Air Force and served with the Office of Special Investigations in Korea. He returned to Florida State and received his Masters degree in criminology. George married his high school sweetheart, Bobbie D'Alessandro, and the couple had 2 girls, Angela (local pediatrician) and Gianna (local Elementary school teacher).

George served for over four decades in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Collier County sheriffs department. He helped keep us all safe with many tireless hours spent in the department of narcotics and organized crime. George is preceded in death by his brother, Charles and is survived by his sister, Fran D'Alessandro, former wife of 25 years Bobbie D'Alessandro, children Angela D'Alessandro (Jerry Higby) and Gianna D'Alessandro, nephew Anthony D'Alessandro, niece Nicole D'Alessandro (Alex and Harper) and grandchildren, William and Isabella Higby (both attend St. Francis Xavier, like their grandfather and family).



FSU Statistics
Football
Season Statistics
Defense
         |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
Year  GP |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1962     |   0   0   0  0.0-    |  0.0-    |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1963   9 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  1  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1964  10 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  4-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1965  10 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  2-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   1  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot   29 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  1  6-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   1  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
         |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
Year  GP |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1962     |        0  0.0        |           0.0        |    -    -                |           0.0         |           0.0         |     
1963   9 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   31 15.5  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   31
1964  10 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
1965  10 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   1   24 24.0  0      |   24
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot   29 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   31 15.5  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   1   24 24.0  0      |   55
Football
Game Participation
                            |      Starts
1963                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 20 Miami                |  1           
Sep 28 Texas Christian      |  1           
Oct 12 Wake Forest          |  1           
Oct 19 Southern Mississippi |  1           
Oct 26 Virginia Tech        |  1           
Nov  2 Furman               |  1           
Nov  9 Georgia Tech         |  1           
Nov 16 North Carolina State |  1           
Nov 23 Auburn               |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  9   0    0

                            |      Starts
1964                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 19 Miami                |  1       LE  
Sep 26 Texas Christian      |  1       LE  
Oct  3 New Mexico State     |  1       LE  
Oct 10 Kentucky             |  1       LE  
Oct 17 Georgia              |  1       LE  
Oct 24 Virginia Tech        |  1       LE  
Oct 31 Southern Mississippi |  1       LE  
Nov  7 Houston              |  1       RE  
Nov 14 North Carolina State |  1       LE  
Nov 21 Florida              |  1       LE  
Jan  2 Oklahoma             |  1       LE  
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 11   0   11

                            |      Starts
1965                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 25 Texas Christian      |  1       LE  
Oct  2 Baylor               |  1       LE  
Oct  9 Kentucky             |  1       LE  
Oct 16 Georgia              |  1       LE  
Oct 23 Alabama              |  1       RE  
Oct 30 Virginia Tech        |  1       RE  
Nov  6 Wake Forest          |  1       RE  
Nov 13 North Carolina State |  1       RE  
Nov 20 Houston              |  1       RE  
Nov 27 Florida              |  1       RE  
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 10   0   10

----------------------------|--------------
Career Tot                  | 30   0   21
Football
Game Statistics
                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1963                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 28 Texas Christian      |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  1  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 12 Wake Forest          |   4   3   7  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 26 Virginia Tech        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov  2 Furman               |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   4   3   7  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  1  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1964                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 19 Miami                |   7   4  11  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 26 Texas Christian      |   5   4   9  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 10 Kentucky             |   5   2   7  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 17 Georgia              |   5   3   8  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 24 Virginia Tech        |   5   2   7  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 31 Southern Mississippi |   5   5  10  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 21 Florida              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Jan  2 *Oklahoma            |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |  32  20  52  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  3-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1965                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 25 Texas Christian      |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 20 Houston              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 27 Florida              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   1  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  2-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   1  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

* Bowl Game stats not included
                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1963                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 28 Texas Christian      |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Oct 12 Wake Forest          |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Oct 26 Virginia Tech        |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   14 14.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   14
Nov  2 Furman               |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   17 17.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   17
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   31 15.5  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   31

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1964                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 19 Miami                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Sep 26 Texas Christian      |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Oct 10 Kentucky             |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Oct 17 Georgia              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Oct 24 Virginia Tech        |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Oct 31 Southern Mississippi |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Nov 21 Florida              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Jan  2 *Oklahoma            |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1965                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 25 Texas Christian      |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Nov 20 Houston              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Nov 27 Florida              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   1   24 24.0  0      |   24
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   1   24 24.0  0      |   24

* Bowl Game stats not included