Personal
Alexander married Valerie Alexander (née Boyd) in April 2002 after a two-year courtship. Together, the couple have three daughters and a son: Heaven (b. September 21, 2003), Trinity (b. July 28, 2005), Eden, and Joseph. His older brother by one year Durran serves as executive director of the Shaun Alexander Foundation.
A born-again Christian, Alexander and his wife are very outspoken about their faith and are regular attendees at Federal Way's Christian Faith Center. Firm supporters of abstinence and sexual purity, Shaun and Valerie both were virgins when they married. Alexander has discussed the issue publicly on many occasions, including in his book Touchdown Alexander.
Alexander has graced the cover of Madden 2007 and NCAA Football 2001. This makes him the first of three people (along with Larry Fitzgerald and Barry Sanders) in the history of the EA Sports American Football games to appear on two different covers.
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