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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Roy Pfautch	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, William P Baker, 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, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Spirit of America PAC, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Rudy Boschwitz, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Robert J Dotchin	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Jon C Porter, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Richard William Pombo, Jim Talent, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, American Success Political Action Committee, Matthew K Fong, Michael Steele, NRSC - Nonfederal, ORRINPAC, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, Mitt Romney, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, National Republican Congressional Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Mark Isakowitz	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, Brian P Bilbray, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, Darrell Issa, Ray H LaHood, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, American Success Political Action Committee, Michael Steele, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, ORRINPAC, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Charlie Crist
Woody Johnson	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Jim Talent, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, California Republican Party/V8, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Issues '96 (Fka Issues '94), Carly Fiorina, Romney Victory, Andrew Heaney, Charlie Crist
Peter S Kalikow	Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, George Allen, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, California Republican Party/V8, NRSC - Nonfederal, Suzanne Haik Terrell, ORRINPAC, Progress for America Voter Fund, Sandy Treadwell, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, George Demos, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Charlie Crist
David Murdock	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Taylor Doolittle, Orrin Hatch, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Thune, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, 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, Beth Rogers, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, ORRINPAC, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, Richard J Monteith, George H W Bush, John F Seymour, Rosario Marin, Rudy Boschwitz, National Republican Congressional Cmte, 1989 Republican Senate/House Dinner Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
James D Dannenbaum	Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Michael Bilirakis, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Jeff Denham, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Robert McNair	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, Katherine Harris, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, 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, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Spirit of America PAC, Gridiron PAC, Progress for America Voter Fund, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Carly Fiorina, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund
Lodwrick M Cook	Kit Bond, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, George Allen, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, Jack Kemp, 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, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Campaign America Inc, Freedom and Free Enterprise PAC, Tom Campbell, Randy D Hoffman, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Bruce Herschensohn, National Republican Congressional Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Andrew Heaney
Eric M Javits	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Jack Kemp, 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, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Carly Fiorina, Sue Lowden, Rudy Boschwitz
Julie Finley	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, American Success Political Action Committee, California Republican Party/V8, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Leadership Circle PAC, the, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, John F Seymour, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Charlie Crist
Albert Galatyn Hill Jr	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, 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, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, 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
Kenneth M Duberstein	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Ray H LaHood, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Jon C Porter, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, American Success Political Action Committee, Matthew K Fong, ORRINPAC, Campaign America Inc, Northern Lights Political Action Committee, Sandy Treadwell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
John Catsimatidis	Gus Bilirakis, John Boehner, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, John Sarbanes, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, Michael James Pappas, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, ORRINPAC, Maria Pappas, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Alexander Giannoulias, Dennis Mehiel, Byron Georgiou, George Demos, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, National Republican Congressional Cmte, 1989 Republican Senate/House Dinner Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Congressional Leadership Fund, Charlie Crist
John C Whitehead	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, Sandy Treadwell, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, John F Seymour, Peter Miller Dawkins, Terrence M Considine, Issues '96 (Fka Issues '94), Rudy Boschwitz, Charlie Crist
Stephen Bechtel Jr	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, John Ashcroft, William P Baker, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, Claude B Hutchison Jr, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Tony Strickland, Ricky Gill, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Justin Fareed
Harold Simmons	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Progress for America Voter Fund, Richard J Monteith, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, John F Seymour, Terrence M Considine, Bruce Herschensohn, Rudy Boschwitz
Kenneth S Abramowitz	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, NRSC - Nonfederal, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Bernadine P Healy, Carly Fiorina, Sue Lowden, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, National Republican Congressional Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
David Koch	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., 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, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, ORRINPAC, Campaign America Inc, Sandy Treadwell, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Bruce Herschensohn, Carly Fiorina, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
David Bockorny	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, John Taylor Doolittle, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Ray H LaHood, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, 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, ORRINPAC, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Rick Perry, Boehner for Speaker Cmte

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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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