Al DeRogatis
Date of birth | May 5, 1927 |
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Place of birth | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Date of death | December 26, 1995 | (aged 68)
Place of death | Spring Lake, New Jersey, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
US college | Duke |
NFL draft | 1949 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1949–1952 | New York Giants |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Pro Bowls | 2 |
Career stats | |
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Albert John DeRogatis (May 5, 1927 – December 26, 1995) was an
Life and career
DeRogatis was born in
He was drafted the following year by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) and played defensive tackle. He was an NFL All-Pro in both 1950 and 1951. A recurrence of the knee injury he suffered at Duke ended his playing career after four seasons of professional football. For thirty-three years beginning in 1953, he served as a vice president with Prudential Insurance.
From 1966 through 1975, the bespectacled DeRogatis served as a
DeRogatis can be heard with Gowdy calling a football game in the 1978 film Heaven Can Wait.
DeRogatis was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986. A resident of Spring Lake, New Jersey, he died of cancer at Jersey Shore Medical Center on December 26, 1995.[1]
Legacy
Upon his death in 1995, DeRogatis was eulogized in the
References
- ^ via Associated Press. "Al DeRogatis, 68, Sports Broadcaster", The New York Times, December 28, 1995. Accessed July 14, 2011. "Al DeRogatis, a former defensive tackle for the New York Giants who achieved considerable popularity and recognition through his keen analysis of pro football games on radio and television, died of cancer on Tuesday at the Jersey Shore Medical Center. He was 68.... DeRogatis, who lived in Spring Lake, N.J., is survived by his wife of 45 years, Louise; two daughters, Mary Ann D'Agostino and Diane Hagen; two brothers, Pat and Michael; two sisters, Rose Mastracchio and Paula Mossucco, and five grandchildren."
- ^ Masters of the Mic: NFL, Sports Illustrated news web site, retrieved June 23, 2007.
- ^ 2006: The year in photos, The Boston Globe, retrieved June 23, 2007.