:Al Vandeweghe

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Al Vandeweghe

| number = 53

| position = End

| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|10|25}}

| birth_place = Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|2|2|1920|10|25}}

| death_place = Midlothian, Virginia, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 200

| high_school = Ridgefield Memorial
(Ridgefield, New Jersey)
Hampton
(Hampton, Virginia)

| college = William & Mary

| draftyear = 1946

| draftround = 10

| draftpick = 88

| pastteams =

Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1946}})*
Buffalo Bisons (1946)

| statleague = AAFC

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 6

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 67

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = VandAl20.htm

}}

Alfred Bernard Vandeweghe (October 25, 1920 – February 2, 2014)[http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Alfred-Vandeweghe&lc=4712&pid=169496656&mid=5841118 Alfred Bernard Vandeweghe obituary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325005030/http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Alfred-Vandeweghe&lc=4712&pid=169496656&mid=5841118 |date=2014-03-25 }}. dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved on March 24, 2014. 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.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VandAl20.htm Al Vandeweghe] @ pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2014. He later coached at his alma mater from 1947 through 1949.

Early life, education and military service

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.Robert Thaler. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/828660004/ "Something New Under the Sun for Football"], Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, October 31, 1954, 103d year, volume 104, number 303, TD Features section, page 4-F. {{subscription required}}