 Piskor in 1946 while with theYankees | |||||
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| Position: | Tackle | ||||
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| Born: | (1917-08-09)August 9, 1917 North Tonawanda, New York, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | August 1981(1981-08-00) (aged 63–64) Niagara, New York, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | North Tonawanda | ||||
| College: | Niagara University | ||||
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Roman John "Ray" Piskor (August 19, 1917 – August 1981) was anAmerican footballtackle who played three seasons in theAll-America Football Conference (AAFC) between 1946 and 1948. Piskor played for theNew York Yankees,Cleveland Browns and theChicago Rockets. Piskor grew up inNorth Tonawanda, New York and attendedNiagara University, where he was a star lineman. After several years in theArmy Air Force duringWorld War II, he was signed by the Yankees in 1946. Piskor was traded to the Browns the following year, when the team won the AAFC championship. He spent a final season with the Rockets in 1948.
Piskor attendedNorth Tonawanda High School inNorth Tonawanda, New York.[1] He enrolled atNiagara University in 1938 and was a star lineman on the school's football team.[1] Piskor joined theArmy Air Force in July 1942 duringWorld War II and did hisbasic training inAtlantic City, New Jersey.[2] Piskor was a member of an Eastern All-Army team coached byRobert Neyland in 1942.[3] He later transferred to a base inGreensboro, North Carolina and played for its Tech Hawks football team.[2] He went to fight overseas in 1944 with theThird Air Force.[2]
After his discharge from the Air Force, Piskor joined theNew York Yankees of theAll-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1946. The Yankees finished the year with a 10–3–1win-loss-tie record and faced theCleveland Browns in the AAFC championship.[4] The Yankees lost the game 14–9.[4] Piskor, who worked for the Yankees as an accountant in the offseason, was sent to theBuffalo Bills in 1947 and then traded to the Browns for John Duda andJack Carpenter.[3][5] Cleveland finished the season with a 12–1–1 record and won the AAFC championship, beating the Yankees in the title game for the second year in a row.[6] Piskor was sent to theChicago Rockets in 1948 as part of a league-led effort to balance out talent among the AAFC's teams.[7] He spent one season with the Rockets before retiring from professional football.[8]
