Elijah Alexander

**Elijah Alfred Alexander III**
Career information
Date of birth:	August 2, 1970(1970-08-02)
Place of birth:	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Date of death:	March 24, 2010(2010-03-24) (aged 39)
Place of death:	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Position(s):	Linebacker
College:	Kansas State
NFL Draft:	1992 / Round: 10 / Pick 254
Organizations
As player:
1992 1993-1995 1996-1999 2000-2001	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Denver Broncos Indianapolis Colts Oakland Raiders
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Elijah Alfred Alexander III (August 2, 1970 – March 24, 2010) was a linebacker who played ten seasons in the NFL. In 2005 Alexander was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. In 2006 he founded the Tackle Myeloma Foundation, which raises funds to help find a cure and raise awareness about myeloma. Alexander died at the age of 39 on March 24, 2010.^[1]

References

^ "Former NFL linebacker Elijah Alexander dead at 39". Associated Press. March 25, 2010. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jNKQn4QJRNTBdXgpDt71kfRB7gPAD9ELSICO0.

Persondata
Name	Alexander, Elijah
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	August 2, 1970
Place of birth	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	March 24, 2010
Place of death	Dallas, Texas, U.S.