Paul Berezney
{{Short description|American football player (1915–1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Paul Berezney
| image =
| caption =
| position = Offensive tackle
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|09|25}}
| birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|03|29|1915|09|25}}
| 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
| undraftedyear =
| teams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1942}}–{{NFL Year|1944}})
- Miami Seahawks (1946)
| 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194412170nyg.htm |title=1944 NFL Championship Game Box Score |author= |date= |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher= |accessdate=July 25, 2010}} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BerePe20.htm | title=Pete Berezney | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=October 2, 2015}}
Their brother Steve wrote a book on their family, titled after their father Pete, called "Sugarhouse Pete: An American Family Story".{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pffDGAAACAAJ&q=Sugarhouse+Pete:+An+American+Family+Story |title=Sugarhouse Pete: An American Family Story |access-date=October 2, 2015 |author=Berezney, Steve |date=5 August 2020 |isbn=9780595395194 |url-status=dead |archive-url=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 |archive-date=October 3, 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave}}
{{1944 Green Bay Packers}}
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Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Miami Seahawks players
Category:Players of American football from Jersey City, New Jersey
Category:William L. Dickinson High School alumni
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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