:Alex Espinoza

{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}

{{For|the American writer|Alex Espinoza (writer)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Alex Espinoza

| number = 12, 14

| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|05|31}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 193

| high_school = St. Paul
(Santa Fe Springs, California)

| college = Iowa State

| undraftedyear = 1987

| pastteams =

• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1987}})
• Phoenix Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1989}})*
• Frankfurt Galaxy (1991-1992)

| highlights =

• Second-team All-Big Eight (1986)

| statlabel1 = Passing yards

| statvalue1 = 69

| statlabel2 = TD–INT

| statvalue2 = 0–2

| statlabel3 = Passer rating

| statvalue3 = 36.6

| pfr = EspiAl21

}}

Alex A. Espinoza (born May 31, 1964) is an American former professional football quarterback who played for one season with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He went to college at Iowa State after transferring from Cal State-Fullerton. During the strike shortened season of 1987 he was picked up as an undrafted free agent to serve as a backup quarterback by Kansas City and played in only one game. He compiled 69 yards on 9 out of 14 attempts with two interceptions and five rushing yards in his lone NFL game, a 42–0 loss at Miami in his lone NFL year.