Alex Spanos

Real estate developer; owner of San Diego Chargers NFL franchise

Alex Spanos, a son of Greek immigrants who used his construction and real estate fortune to buy the Chargers of the N.F.L. in 1984, died on Tuesday October 9 2018. He was 95. In his early years, Alex Spanos worked day and night, seven days a week in his father’s bakery. His growing family was struggling to make ends meet on $40 a week. In 1951, at the age of 27, the time came for Spanos to make the toughest business decision of his life – to stay in the family business or strike out on his own. More than 57 years later, Spanos is the founder of one of the leading real estate and development companies in the building industry. He is the founder of A.G. Spanos Companies, one of the nation’s largest family-owned construction companies, and his commitment to quality and integrity are imprinted in the daily operation and management of the San Diego Chargers as well as the 10 companies that are wholly owned and managed by the Spanos family. The success of the A.G. Spanos Companies has allowed him to pursue many dreams, including owning a National Football League team. On Aug. 1, 1984, the dream became reality. Alex turned over the day-to-day operations of the Chargers to his oldest son, Dean, in 1994 and it was with great pride in 2006 that Alex decided to step back from the team altogether and become a full-time fan. He enjoys watching sons, Dean and Michael, along with grandsons, A.G. and John, guide the Chargers organization to success. It was Dean Spanos, now the team’s owner, who decided to move the Chargers from San Diego, their home of 56 years, to Los Angeles in 2017. Alexander Gus Spanos was born on Sept. 28, 1923. After working in his father’s bakery in Stockton and serving in the Army Air Forces in World War II, he borrowed $800 from a banker to buy a truck and from it began selling sandwiches to migrant farm workers in the San Joaquin Valley. He became wealthy investing in real estate and ultimately founded A. G. Spanos Companies, which has built mostly apartment buildings in 18 states. Besides his son Dean, he is survived by another son, Michael; two daughters, Dea Spanos Berberian and Alexis Spanos Ruhl; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. His wife of 70 years, Faye Spanos, died in August at 92.

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Robert Holmes Tuttle	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Beth Rogers, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, ORRINPAC, Tom Campbell, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Bruce Herschensohn, Lincoln Club of San Diego County, Carly Fiorina, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Wayne L Berman	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, Gus Bilirakis, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, NRSC - Nonfederal, ORRINPAC, Campaign America Inc, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC)
Ed Rogers	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, Brian P Bilbray, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, American Success Political Action Committee, Michael Steele, Campaign America Inc, Spirit of America PAC, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, Northern Lights Political Action Committee, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Carly Fiorina, Romney Victory, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Charlie Crist
Marc I Stern	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Barbara Boxer, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Jim Talent, Michael Huffington, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Presidents' Dinner/Aka 1993 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Tony Strickland, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund, Ryan-McCarthy Victory
Mel Sembler	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, Gus Bilirakis, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Darrell Issa, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich, George Allen, Michael Bilirakis, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, NRSC - Nonfederal, Sandy Treadwell, Mitt Romney, Issues '96 (Fka Issues '94), Rosario Marin, Carly Fiorina, Sue Lowden, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Andrew Heaney, Charlie Crist
Michael Spanos	Brian P Bilbray, Gus Bilirakis, Barbara Boxer, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Taylor Doolittle, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, John Thune, George Allen, Richard William Pombo, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell, Gridiron PAC, Sandy Treadwell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, John F Seymour, Bruce Herschensohn, Rosario Marin, Alexander Giannoulias, Chris G Patterakis, Sue Lowden, George Demos, Ricky Gill, Jose M Hernandez
J Steven Hart	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Jon C Porter, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Duke Cunningham, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, ORRINPAC, Campaign America Inc, Spirit of America PAC, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bruce Herschensohn, Carly Fiorina, Romney Victory, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Ronald J Gidwitz	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Freedom and Free Enterprise PAC, Tom Campbell, Northern Lights Political Action Committee, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Sue Lowden, Rudy Boschwitz, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Congressional Leadership Fund
Thomas E McInerney	Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Jon C Porter, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Jim Talent, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, ORRINPAC, Campaign America Inc, Progress for America Voter Fund, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Invest in a Strong and Secure America - Issa PAC, Rudy Boschwitz, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund
Doris Fisher	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, Brian P Bilbray, Barbara Boxer, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, American Success Political Action Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Tom Campbell, Randy D Hoffman, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Bruce Herschensohn, Carly Fiorina, Ricky Gill, Rudy Boschwitz, Golden State Congressional Victory Fund, Romney Victory, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC)
Harry Lucas Jr	Spencer Abraham, Brian P Bilbray, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Jon C Porter, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Richard William Pombo, Jim Talent, Doug Ose, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, Michael Steele, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Randy D Hoffman, Richard J Monteith, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John Rice, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Congressional Leadership Fund
Bryce L Harlow	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Ray H LaHood, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, American Success Political Action Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, ORRINPAC, Tom Campbell, Northern Lights Political Action Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Richard Hohlt	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Ted Stevens, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, American Success Political Action Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, Suzanne Haik Terrell, ORRINPAC, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Dana K Anderson	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, Darrell Issa, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, John E Sununu, John Thune, Chris Van Hollen, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Michael Steele, Suzanne Haik Terrell, ORRINPAC, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Abel Maldonado, Rosario Marin, Carly Fiorina, Tony Strickland, Golden State Congressional Victory Fund
Gerald Parsky	Lamar Alexander, Brian P Bilbray, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, San Diego County Republican Party - Fed, Northern Lights Political Action Committee, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Bruce Herschensohn, Abel Maldonado, Lincoln Club of San Diego County, Carly Fiorina, Tony Strickland, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Joseph Petrone	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Bruce Herschensohn, Carly Fiorina, Rudy Boschwitz
Edward C Levy Jr	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Duke Cunningham, Paul Sarbanes, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Freedom and Free Enterprise PAC, Spirit of America PAC, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Bruce Herschensohn, William S Broomfield, Rudy Boschwitz, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund
Charles R. Black	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Richard William Pombo, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, ORRINPAC, Campaign America Inc, Spirit of America PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Peter Miller Dawkins, Terrence M Considine, Carly Fiorina, Romney Victory, Andrew Heaney, Charlie Crist
Tom C Korologos	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Gus Bilirakis, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, Darrell Issa, Dan Lungren, John McCain, John Sarbanes, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Thune, Chris Van Hollen, George Allen, Michael Bilirakis, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, ORRINPAC, Campaign America Inc, Spirit of America PAC, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, Northern Lights Political Action Committee, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina
Larry A Mizel	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, ORRINPAC, Freedom and Free Enterprise PAC, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Carly Fiorina, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund, Justin Fareed

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Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	Sep 28 '23
Date of death	Oct 9 '18
Aliases	Alexander Spanos

Alex Spanos

Real estate developer; owner of San Diego Chargers NFL franchise

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