Weight 109 kg Height 1.88 m | Name Pete Berezney Positions Tackle | |
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Date of birth: (1923-11-14)November 14, 1923 Date of death: October 13, 2008(2008-10-13) (aged 84) High school: Jersey City (NJ) Dickinson NFL draft: 1946 / Round: 7 / Pick: 58 Died October 13, 2008, Olean, New York, United States College Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | ||
Pete Berezney: Football Tackle
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.
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College career
Berezney played for he Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1943 to 1945. He was a starter his senior year in 1945.
Professional career
Berezney played in twelve games, starting three, for the Los Angeles Dons in 1947. He played in thirteen games for the Baltimore Colts during the 1948 season.
Personal life
Berezney's brother Paul played in the National Football League and AAFC. Pete's brother Steve wrote a book on their family, titled after their father Pete, called "Sugarhouse Pete: An American Family Story".