Al Bemiller

Al Bemiller
No. 50
Position:	Center, Guard
Personal information
Born:	April 18, 1938; Hanover, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	November 30, 2022 (aged 84)
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hanover (PA)
College:	Syracuse
NFL draft:	1961 / Round: 7 / Pick: 94
AFL draft:	1961 / Round: 7 / Pick: 51
Career history
	1969);
Career highlights and awards
	2× AFL champion (1964, 1965); AFL All-Star (1965); National champion (1959); Second-team All-Eastern (1959);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	126
Games started:	111
Fumble recoveries:	3
	Player stats at NFL.com

Albert Delane Bemiller (April 18, 1938 – November 30, 2022) was an American professional

AFL championships

with the Bills and was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Hall of Fame in 2015.

Buffalo Bills

Bemiller was drafted as an

Boston Patriots

.

In 1964, Bemiller was switched to right

offensive tackle in 1967. In 1968, he played between Shaw and Bob Kalsu

Bemiller was replaced the following year by Frank Marchlewski. In his nine-year career with the Bills, he never missed a game.

After playing for the Bills, Bemiller became a substitute teacher for the Buffalo Public Schools and could be seen on occasion at Hutchinson Central Technical High School in Buffalo, New York.^[2] Bemiller also worked 33 years as a high school wrestling official for the Niagara Frontier Wrestling Officials Association of section 6 (NYS), from 1970 to 2003 and was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.^[3] Bemiller also worked 25 years as a recreation coordinator at Wyoming Correctional Facility in Attica.^[4] Bemiller's grandson, quarterback Jake Dolegala, was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2019.^[5]

Bemiller died on November 30, 2022, at the age of 84.^[6]

v t e Buffalo Bills 1964 AFL champions
3 Pete Gogolak 12 Daryle Lamonica 15 Jack Kemp 20 Bobby Smith 22 Charley Warner 23 Gene Sykes 24 Booker Edgerson 25 Ollie Dobbins 26 George Saimes 30 Wray Carlton 34 Cookie Gilchrist 40 Ed Rutkowski 42 Butch Byrd 43 Joe Auer 44 Elbert Dubenion 45 Hagood Clarke 46 Ray Abruzzese 47 Willie Ross 50 Al Bemiller 51 John Tracey 53 Walt Cudzik 55 Paul Maguire 58 Mike Stratton 60 Dave Behrman 64 Harry Jacobs 66 Billy Shaw 67 Joe O'Donnell 70 Tom Sestak 72 Ron McDole 73 George Flint 74 Tom Keating 75 Dudley Meredith 77 Stew Barber 78 Jim Dunaway 79 Dick Hudson 81 Bill Groman 83 Hatch Rosdahl 84 Ernie Warlick 85 Glenn Bass 88 Tom Day
Head Coach: Lou Saban
Assistant Coaches: Joe Collier John Mazur Jerry Smith

v t e Buffalo Bills 1965 AFL champions
3 Pete Gogolak 12 Daryle Lamonica 15 Jack Kemp 20 Bobby Smith 22 Charley Warner 23 Gene Sykes 24 Booker Edgerson 26 George Saimes 27 Tom Janik 30 Wray Carlton 32 Donnie Stone 33 Billy Joe 40 Ed Rutkowski 42 Butch Byrd 43 Joe Auer 44 Elbert Dubenion 45 Hagood Clarke 46 Bo Roberson 48 Pete Mills 49 Floyd Hudlow 50 Al Bemiller 51 John Tracey 52 Bill Laskey 55 Paul Maguire 56 Marty Schottenheimer 58 Mike Stratton 60 Dave Behrman 64 Harry Jacobs 66 Billy Shaw 67 Joe O'Donnell 70 Tom Sestak 72 Ron McDole 73 George Flint 74 Tom Keating 75 Dudley Meredith 76 Henry Schmidt 77 Stew Barber 78 Jim Dunaway 79 Dick Hudson 80 Charley Ferguson 81 Bill Groman 82 Paul Costa 84 Ernie Warlick 85 Glenn Bass 88 Tom Day
Head Coach: Lou Saban
Assistant Coaches: Joe Collier John Mazur Jerry Smith