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Dee Andros
Demosthenes Konstandies "Dee" Andrecopoulos (October 17, 1924 – October 22, 2003) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head coach at the University of Idaho from 1962 to 1964 and at Oregon State University from 1965 to 1975, compiling career college football record of 62–80–2 (). A native of Oklahoma and a World War II veteran, Andros played college football as a guard at the University of Oklahoma. After retiring from coaching, he was the athletic director at Oregon State from 1976 to 1985. ==Early life, military service, and playing career== Andros, born Demosthenes Konstandies Andrikopoulos in Oklahoma City, was the second of three sons of a Greek immigrant father. He received his high school education at Oklahoma City's Central High School, and then enlisted in the military in 1942.〔Goe, Ken. Dee Andros: 1924–2003 Handling heat a constant for OSU's 'Great Pumpkin'. ''The Oregonian'', October 23, 2003.〕 Andros was a veteran of World War II where he served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps. A cook, he picked up a rifle and was awarded the Bronze Star and spent more than a month under heavy fire on the island of Iwo Jima.〔 He was present at the famed moment when six soldiers raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi. Andros played college football at Oklahoma from 1946 to 1949, under hall of fame head coach Bud Wilkinson.〔 He was selected in the 14th round (177th overall) by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1950 NFL draft.〔Oklahoma Sooners History Page, ("OU in the draft" )〕 Dee's older brother Plato (1922–2008) was an All-American in 1946 at Oklahoma and played four years in the NFL for the Cardinals. His younger brother Gus (Dick) (1926–2009) was a ballet dancer and choreographer.〔
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