Alex sandusky biography

One of the most famous photographs in National Football League history shows fullback Alan Ameche crossing the goal line to score the winning touchdown for the Baltimore Colts in the championship.

Baltimore beat the New York Giants, , in overtime at Yankee Stadium in what became known as “the greatest game ever.”

Alex Sandusky could pick himself out of the pile of bodies on the ground in the iconic image.

As the starting right guard, Sandusky helped open the huge hole Ameche plunged through to give the Colts a memorable victory.

“That play was called ’16 power’ and went off-tackle between me and George Preas,” Sandusky once told an interviewer.

Sandusky, a member of the Baltimore Colts Silver Anniversary Team, died early Tuesday morning.

He was 87 years old and residing in assisted living in Louisville, Kentucky, family members said.

Sandusky played for the Colts from until his retirement following the season. He was a fixture along the o