Hiram Keith Alex (born June 9, 1969 in Kountze, Texas) is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He played for the Atlanta Falcons (1993) and the Minnesota Vikings (1995). Alex was a four-year letterman in football at Texas A&M University from 1987-1992. Following his senior year in 1991, he received Honorable Mention All-American accolades by the Football News and was also selected as an Associated Press First Team All-Southwest Conference offensive tackle. Keith Alex was the 9th round pick (243rd overall) of the Atlanta Falcons in the 1992 NFL Draft. He is currently a teacher and coach at Kashmere High School in the Houston Independent School District.
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“Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem.”
—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)
“My smiling child
Named for a noble ancestor
Great hunter or warrior
You will be one day.
Which will give your papa pride
But always I will remember you thus.”
—African Lullaby. As quoted in Roots, by Alex Haley (1976)