Paul Berezney Explained

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
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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.

Personal life

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1944 NFL Championship Game Box Score . Pro-Football-Reference.com . July 25, 2010.
  2. Web site: Pete Berezney . Sports Reference LLC . pro-football-reference.com . October 2, 2015.
  3. Book: Sugarhouse Pete: An American Family Story . October 2, 2015 . Berezney, Steve . 5 August 2020 . 9780595395194 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151003030121/https://books.google.com/books?id=pffDGAAACAAJ&dq=Sugarhouse+Pete:+An+American+Family+Story&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMI-bbu8aelyAIVwjo-Ch2MlA68 . October 3, 2015.