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Alex was certainly one of the best to don a football uniform at Clarion.
 
The Stowe Township native came to Clarion and played offensive and defensive end for the Golden Eagles. A player from 1950-53 and a letterman 1951-53, he was one of the mainstays on the 1952 Clarion team which was undefeated and untied with a 9-0 mark. From 1951 to 1953 Clarion had an overall record of 17-4-1.
 
Voted to the Little All-America and All-State teams, Sandusky graduated from Clarion in 1954, was drafted 16th in 1954 by the Baltimore Colts, and reported at defensive end for camp. At camp coach Weeb Ewbank decided he would be better protecting the quarterback than rushing him, and Sandusky became a great offensive guard and NFL All-Pro for the Colts. He started the second game of his rookie season and was a starter the remainder of his illustrious 13-year career, missing only one game during that time due to injury. The Colts won the NFL Title in 1958 and 1959 and went to the title game numerous times.
 
Said Alex Karras (Detroit Lions) of Sandusky in a 1967 Sport Magazine article, "Sandusky is as fine a guard as there is in this league (NFL) and always has been."