Al Vandeweghe | |
Position: | End |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lbs: | 200 |
Birth Date: | 25 October 1920 |
Birth Place: | Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S. |
Death Place: | Midlothian, Virginia, U.S. |
High School: | Ridgefield Memorial (Ridgefield, New Jersey) Hampton (Hampton, Virginia) |
College: | William & Mary |
Draftyear: | 1946 |
Draftround: | 10 |
Draftpick: | 88 |
Teams: | |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 5 |
Statlabel2: | Receptions |
Statvalue2: | 6 |
Statlabel3: | Receiving yards |
Statvalue3: | 67 |
Pfr: | VandAl20.htm |
Alfred Bernard Vandeweghe (October 25, 1920 – February 2, 2014)[1] was a professional American football player for the All-America Football Conference's Buffalo Bisons. He played in five games in the 1946 season after his collegiate career at William & Mary.[2] He later coached at his alma mater from 1947 through 1949.[1]
He played at Ridgefield Memorial High School in New Jersey. He transferred to Hampton High School in Virginia, where he played basketball and football. He graduated from the College of William & Mary in 1943, where he played football and was co-captain of the basketball team.
He served in the United States Navy at the United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge, where he played football for the Bainbridge Commodores and earned Mid-Atlantic All-Service honors. He also played football on the Fleet City Blue Jackets at Camp Shoemaker, California, where the team went 8–0–1 in 1945.[3]