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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Sheldon Adelson	Spencer Abraham, Brian P Bilbray, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John Ensign, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Jim Talent, 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, NRSC - Nonfederal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Jim Gibbons, Lynette Boggs McDonald, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Sue Lowden, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund, Charlie Crist
Thomas A Davis	Dennis Hastert, Brian P Bilbray, Gus Bilirakis, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Norm Coleman, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Darrell Issa, Ray H LaHood, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Chris Van Hollen, George Allen, Michael Bilirakis, Richard William Pombo, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, ORRINPAC, Campaign America Inc, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, George H W Bush, Jeff Denham
Erle Nye	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, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, American Success Political Action Committee, California Republican Party/V8, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Jane L Bainum	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Jim Talent, Doug Ose, 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, Matthew K Fong, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, Richard J Monteith, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Robert Stuart Jr	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Kit Bond, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, Ray H LaHood, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Issues '96 (Fka Issues '94), Carly Fiorina, Rudy Boschwitz
Edward G Atsinger III	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Jon C Porter, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Beth Rogers, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, ORRINPAC, Spirit of America PAC, Progress for America Voter Fund, Richard J Monteith, Rick Perry, Bruce Herschensohn, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Tony Strickland, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, V-PAC
George P Shultz	Lamar Alexander, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich, George Allen, Phil Gramm, William P Baker, 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, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, Randy D Hoffman, Claude B Hutchison Jr, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Bruce Herschensohn, Carly Fiorina, Ricky Gill, Rudy Boschwitz, Charlie Crist
James S McDonnell III	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, 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, Bill Jones, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Republican National Cmte
Craig J Duchossois	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Jon C Porter, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, 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, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Carly Fiorina, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund, Charlie Crist
Carl H Lindner	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John McCain, 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, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Leadership Circle PAC, the, NRSC - Nonfederal, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, Progress for America Voter Fund, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Issues '96 (Fka Issues '94), Rudy Boschwitz
A James Clark	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Jack Kemp, 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, Campaign America Inc, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Charlie Crist
Robert H Pickens	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John McCain, 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, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, NRSC - Nonfederal, Suzanne Haik Terrell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Terrence M Considine, Rudy Boschwitz, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Stewart W Bainum Jr	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, John McCain, John Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Chris Van Hollen, George Allen, Paul Sarbanes, Jim Talent, Doug Ose, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, 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, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Rudy Boschwitz
Harlan Crow	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, 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, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Progress for America Voter Fund, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Republican National Cmte, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund
Russell L Carson	Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, George Voinovich, George Allen, 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, NRSC - Nonfederal, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, Sandy Treadwell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Andrew Heaney
Vin Weber	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Richard William Pombo, Jim Talent, Doug Ose, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, American Success Political Action Committee, Michael Steele, ORRINPAC, Spirit of America PAC, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz
George Klein	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, George Allen, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, 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, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Campaign America Inc, Sandy Treadwell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Rudy Boschwitz
William E Oberndorf	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Jim Talent, 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, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Sue Lowden, Ricky Gill, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Republican National Cmte, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund, Ryan-McCarthy Victory
Earle I Mack	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Richard William Pombo, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., 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, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Mitt Romney, Presidents' Dinner/Aka 1993 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee, Carly Fiorina, Rudy Boschwitz, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Andrew F Barth	Dennis Hastert, John Cornyn, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Jon C Porter, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Doug Ose, 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, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Denham, Tony Strickland, National Republican Congressional Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Congressional Leadership Fund

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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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