Al Bansavage

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image = Al_Bansavage_photo.png

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| position = Linebacker

| number = 57, 53

| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|01|09}}

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

| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|08|19|1938|01|09}}

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 220

| high_school = Union Hill (Union City, NJ)

| college = USC

| draftyear = 1960

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 71

| afldraftyear = 1960

| afldraftround = Second Selections
(by the Minneapolis AFL team)

| pastteams =

Los Angeles Chargers (1960)
Oakland Raiders (1961)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 17

| pfr =

| cfl =

| afl =

| highlights =

Second-team All-PCC (1959)

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Albert Anthony Bansavage (January 9, 1938 – August 19, 2003) was an American football linebacker who played in the American Football League (AFL).{{Cite news |title= Albert Bansavage |newspaper=Jupiter Courier |date=2003-08-24 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/771816818/?match=1&terms=%22Albert%20Bansavage%22 |accessdate=January 1, 2025|language=en}}

Early life

Bansavage prepped at Union Hill High School in Union City, New Jersey.

College career

Bansavage played college football at The Citadel and at Southern California. He waived his final year of eligibility to sign with the Baltimore Colts after being selected in the 1960 AFL draft.{{cite news | work=The New York Times | date=May 13, 1960 | page=38 | title=Colts Sign U.S.C. Guard}}{{cite news | work=Los Angeles Times | date=May 13, 1960 | title=Bansavage Signs With Baltimore | page=C6}}

Professional career

Bansavage played professionally in the American Football League for the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960 and the AFL's Oakland Raiders in 1961. He was at the center of a controversy in the 1960 season when the Raiders asked to have a game they lost to the Chargers forfeited due to Bansavage being an ineligible player.{{cite news | work=The Milwaukee Sentinel | date=December 8, 1960 | page=4-4 | title=Raiders' Bid For Fofeit Win Denied | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KnMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GxEEAAAAIBAJ&dq=al%20bansavage&pg=3893%2C4465049 | accessdate=January 30, 2010}}