Pete Berezney

Pete Berezney
No. 40, 47
Position: Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1923-11-14)November 14, 1923
Place of birth: Jersey City, New Jersey
Date of death: October 13, 2008(2008-10-13) (aged 84)
Place of death: Olean, New York
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College: Notre Dame
NFL Draft: 1946 / Round: 7 / Pick: 58
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Peter John Berezney, Jr. (November 14, 1923 – October 13, 2008) was an American football tackle who played two seasons in the All-America Football Conference with the Los Angeles Dons and Baltimore Colts. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 1946 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and attended William L. Dickinson High School in Jersey City, New Jersey.[1]

College career

Berezney played for he Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1943 to 1945. He was a starter his senior year in 1945.[2]

Professional career

Berezney played in twelve games, starting three, for the Los Angeles Dons in 1947.[1] He played in thirteen games for the Baltimore Colts during the 1948 season.[1]

Personal life

Berezney's brother Paul played in the National Football League and AAFC.[3] Pete's brother Steve wrote a book on their family, titled after their father Pete, called "Sugarhouse Pete: An American Family Story".[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "PETE BEREZNEY". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. Marder, Keith, Spellen, Mark and Donovan, Jim (2001). The Notre Dame Football Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Guide to America's Favorite College Team. Citadel Press. p. 11.
  3. "Paul Berezney". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  4. Berezney, Steve. "Sugarhouse Pete: An American Family Story". google.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
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