American gridiron football player and politician (1921–2005)
American football player
Al Dekdebrun
Personal information
Born:
(1921-05-11)May 11, 1921 Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died:
March 29, 2005(2005-03-29) (aged 83)
Career information
College:
Cornell
Position:
Quarterback
NFL draft:
1946 / Round: 9 / Pick: 72
Career history
Buffalo Bisons (1946)
Chicago Rockets (1947)
Boston Yanks (1948)
New York Yankees (1948)
Toronto Argonauts (1950–1951)
Brantford Redskins (1952)
Montreal Alouettes (1953)
Ottawa Rough Riders (1954)
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1950)
CFL All Star (1950)
Career NFL statistics
TD-INT:
13–18
Passing yards:
1,224
Passer rating:
62.7
Player stats at PFR
Allen Edward Dekdebrun (May 11, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American Football quarterback and politician from Buffalo, New York. As a professional football player, Dekdebrun was a career journeyman, playing in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), National Football League (NFL), Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU), and Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU), changing teams on an annual basis. He played college football at Cornell University, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society, and high school football at Burgard High School in Buffalo. He attended Columbia for his freshman year before transferring to Cornell.[1]
In the 1950 Grey Cup, deemed the Mud Bowl,[2] he scored the only touchdown for the winning Toronto Argonauts.[3]
After his football career ended, Dekdebrun opened a sporting goods store in Buffalo, and also served as the town supervisor of Amherst, New York. He sought the office of Erie County executive in 1975, but lost to incumbent Edward Regan.[4]
^"Allen E. Dekdebrun (1982) – Hall of Fame". Cornell University Athletics.
^"For iconic Grey Cup moments, Winnipeg always seemed to share the grand stage" Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
^"60 Years Later: 1950 Mud Bowl" Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
^"This Day in Buffalo Sports History" Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine Buffalo News.
Allen Edward Dekdebrun (May 11, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American Football quarterback and politician from Buffalo, New York. As a professional football...
the Winnipeg 20. Billy Bass and AlDekdebrun carried to the four-yard line and Toogood to the one. On third down Dekdebrun slid across the goal line for...
1953 seasons. Their quarterback in 1952 was AlDekdebrun, who had led the Toronto Argonauts to a Grey Cup win in 1950. AlDekdebrun Frank Gnup Tom Moran...
with 1,641 yards of total offense and 1,048 rushing yards, quarterback AlDekdebrun of Cornell with 1,227 passing yards, and end Reid Moseley of Georgia...
player with the San Diego Chargers and Edmonton Eskimos (Class of 2002) AlDekdebrun Buffalo Public Schools. Retrieved October 11, 2015, from Burgard Public...
administration) – former lineman for the Oakland Raiders and New York Giants AlDekdebrun – Buffalo Bisons, 1946, Chicago Rockets, 1947, Boston Yanks, 1948, New...
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Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) George Pfann (1922–1923) AlDekdebrun (1945) John Burns (1946) Pete Dorset (1947–1949) Rocco Calvo (1950–1951)...
Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) George Pfann (1922–1923) AlDekdebrun (1945) John Burns (1946) Pete Dorset (1947–1949) Rocco Calvo (1950–1951)...
Paul Copoulos 337 na na 1945 Jake Leicht (Oregon) 395 Jake Leicht 14.1 AlDekdebrun 321 na na 1946 Harry Gilmer (Alabama) 436 Harold Griffin (Florida) 20...
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with Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) 8 62 Chet Lipka End Boston College 9 72 AlDekdebrun Back Cornell Signed with Buffalo Bisons (AAFC) 10 82 Rex John Tackle...
Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) George Pfann (1922–1923) AlDekdebrun (1945) John Burns (1946) Pete Dorset (1947–1949) Rocco Calvo (1950–1951)...
Trawick, Montreal Alouettes T – Ralph Sazio, Hamilton Tiger-Cats QB – AlDekdebrun, Toronto Argonauts HB – Carl Galbreath, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers...
Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) George Pfann (1922–1923) AlDekdebrun (1945) John Burns (1946) Pete Dorset (1947–1949) Rocco Calvo (1950–1951)...
71 Chicago Cardinals Jake Colhouer Guard Oklahoma A&M 72 Boston Yanks AlDekdebrun Back Cornell 73 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Evans Back Penn 74 Chicago Bears...
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Barrett (1914–1915) Fritz Shiverick (1916) George Pfann (1922–1923) AlDekdebrun (1945) John Burns (1946) Pete Dorset (1947–1949) Rocco Calvo (1950–1951)...
Boston Yanks B 22 7 226 Chick Davidson Washington Redskins T 1946 9 2 72 AlDekdebrun Boston Yanks B 25 6 236 Chick Davidson Green Bay Packers T 1947 5 4 29...
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quarters, the Browns added a fourth touchdown on Chet Adams' fumble return. AlDekdebrun, Buffalo's second-string quarterback, fumbled at the Bisons' 34-yard...
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