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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Andy Puzder	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George Allen, Jim Talent, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Bruce Herschensohn, Abel Maldonado, Carly Fiorina, Tony Strickland, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Justin Fareed
Philip H Geier Jr	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Paul Ryan, 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, California Republican Party/V8, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Suzanne Haik Terrell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Charlie Crist
Philip Anschutz	Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Ted Stevens, John Thune, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Al D’Amato, William P Baker, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Terrence M Considine, Bruce Herschensohn, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund
Jose Fanjul	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Gus Bilirakis, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Richard William Pombo, 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, Campaign America Inc, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jeff Denham, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Andrew Heaney
Stanley Tate	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Brian P Bilbray, Gus Bilirakis, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, NRSC - Nonfederal, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Charlie Crist
Robert Mazer	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, Ray H LaHood, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Arlen Specter, 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, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Senate Victory Fund PAC, the, Mitt Romney, Issues '96 (Fka Issues '94), Rudy Boschwitz
John A Moran	Kit Bond, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, George Allen, Katherine Harris, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, Pete Wilson, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Leadership Circle PAC, the, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Presidents' Dinner/Aka 1993 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee, Carly Fiorina
Stephen M Ross	Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Ted Stevens, John Thune, Jim Talent, Al D’Amato, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Gridiron PAC, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Congressional Leadership Fund, Charlie Crist
Richard Riordan	John Boehner, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Darrell Issa, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, 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, Beth Rogers, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Tom Campbell, Richard J Monteith, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Abel Maldonado, Invest in a Strong and Secure America - Issa PAC, Ricky Gill, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Frederick A Klingenstein	Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, Sandy Treadwell, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Rudy Boschwitz
Kenneth J Kies	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, ORRINPAC, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Glen A Holden	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Orrin Hatch, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, George Allen, 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, American Success Political Action Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, Freedom and Free Enterprise PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Issues '96 (Fka Issues '94), Tony Strickland, Rudy Boschwitz
Les Wexner	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Voinovich, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Republican National Cmte
Cheryl F Halpern	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John Ensign, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich, 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, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Peter Miller Dawkins, Bruce Herschensohn, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Andrew Heaney
Ray L Hunt	Spencer Abraham, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Jon C Porter, 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, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, Suzanne Haik Terrell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Republican National Cmte
Mary Kalikow	Dennis Hastert, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., John Ashcroft, 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, Sandy Treadwell, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, George Demos, Rudy Boschwitz, Romney Victory, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Charlie Crist
Gretchen C Leach	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, 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, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Ricky Gill, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Shawn Steel	Brian P Bilbray, Norm Coleman, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, John Thune, Katherine Harris, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Michael Steele, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Tom Campbell, Randy D Hoffman, Claude B Hutchison Jr, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Bruce Herschensohn, Carly Fiorina, Harry Scolinos, Tony Strickland, Doug LaMalfa, Romney Victory, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Nicholas Calio	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Brian P Bilbray, John Boehner, Kit Bond, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, 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, Michael Steele, Tom Campbell, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz
Steven B Klinsky	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, Jim Talent, 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, Freedom and Free Enterprise PAC, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Terrence M Considine, Carly Fiorina, Rudy Boschwitz, National Republican Congressional Cmte, 1989 Republican Senate/House Dinner Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC)

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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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