Alexander Chorostkowski,Coleman, Jim The Globe and Mail (1936–Current); Jan 24, 1950; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844–2011) pg. 14 known as Alex Carson, (October 26, 1923 – August 3, 1981), was a Canadian

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player who played for the

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. He won the

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with them in 1951. Carson was raised in

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and previously attended and played football at the

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and for the junior Windsor Rockets. He briefly played for the

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of the

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. During his time in California, Carson married

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in 1950. They had one son named Channing Carson, who later adopted his stepfather's surname (Lowe). Carson and Channing divorced in 1956. He worked as a private detective in

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after his football career. In 1962, he was living in

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. He later married Mary Jane Haskin Fenton in 1965; that marriage lasted only 63 days. Carson died in

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on August 3, 1981."Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVW9-NKD : December 25, 2014), Alexander F Carson, 03 Aug 1981; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 72666, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.

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