Pete Berezney
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| Position: | Tackle | ||
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| Date of birth: | November 14, 1923 | ||
| Place of birth: | Jersey City, New Jersey | ||
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| Place of death: | Olean, New York | ||
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| High school: | Jersey City (NJ) Dickinson | ||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||
| NFL draft: | 1946 / Round: 7 / Pick: 58 | ||
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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]
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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.[2]
Professional career
Los Angeles Dons
Berezney played in twelve games, starting three, for the Los Angeles Dons in 1947.[1]
Baltimore Colts
Berezney 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]
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- NFL player using deprecated currentteam parameter
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- 1923 births
- 2008 deaths
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- American football tackles
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Los Angeles Dons players
- Baltimore Colts (1947–50) players
- Sportspeople from Jersey City, New Jersey
