Lyle Martin Alzado (April 3, 1949 â€" May 14, 1992) was an American
professional All Pro football defensive end of the National Football
League (NFL), famous for his intense and intimidating style of
play.Alzado played 15 seasons, splitting his time among the Denver
Broncos, the Cleveland Browns, and finally the Los Angeles Raiders
with whom he won a championship in Super Bowl XVIII.He was born in
Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, to an Italian-Spanish father,
Maurice, and a Jewish mother with a Russian family background, Martha
Sokolow Alzado, and was himself Jewish. When he was 10, the family
moved to Cedarhurst, Long Island. His father, whom Alzado later
described as "a drinker and street fighter," left the family during
Alzado's sophomore year at Lawrence High School. He played high school
football and was a Vardon Trophy Candidate (defense) in high school
for three years.
professional All Pro football defensive end of the National Football
League (NFL), famous for his intense and intimidating style of
play.Alzado played 15 seasons, splitting his time among the Denver
Broncos, the Cleveland Browns, and finally the Los Angeles Raiders
with whom he won a championship in Super Bowl XVIII.He was born in
Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, to an Italian-Spanish father,
Maurice, and a Jewish mother with a Russian family background, Martha
Sokolow Alzado, and was himself Jewish. When he was 10, the family
moved to Cedarhurst, Long Island. His father, whom Alzado later
described as "a drinker and street fighter," left the family during
Alzado's sophomore year at Lawrence High School. He played high school
football and was a Vardon Trophy Candidate (defense) in high school
for three years.
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