The death of Alex Spanos this week came not two years since his heirs opted for an NFL-sponsored stadium deal and moved the San Diego Chargers north, securing tenancy in a 70,000-seat venue to arise in Inglewood by 2020.
The stay-or-go decision fell to Spanos’ four adult children, headed by Chargers control owner and Chairman Dean Spanos.
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Alex Spanos, who was 95 when he died Tuesday, had been outside the company’s decision loop for many years. In December 2008, his son said doctors found that Alex probably had “severe dementia.