Paul Berezney | |
Position: | Offensive tackle |
Birth Date: | 25 September 1915 |
Birth Place: | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Death Place: | Toms River, New Jersey, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 221 |
High School: | Jersey City (NJ) Dickinson |
College: | Fordham |
Teams: | |
Highlights: | |
Statlabel1: | Games |
Statvalue1: | 31 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 23 |
Statlabel3: | Kick returns |
Statvalue3: | 1 |
Pfr: | BerePa20 |
Paul Lawrence Berezney (born September 25, 1915 – March 29, 1990) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played 31 games for the Green Bay Packers between 1942 and 1944, starting in 23. Berezney was the starting right tackle for the Packers in the 1944 NFL Championship Game.[1] After leaving the NFL in 1944, Berezney played in one game for the Miami Seahawks of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1946.
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Berezney attended William L. Dickinson High School. His brother Pete also played in the AAFC.[2]
Their brother Steve wrote a book on their family, titled after their father Pete, called "Sugarhouse Pete: An American Family Story".[3]