Al Vandeweghe

Al Vandeweghe
No. 53
PositionEnd
Personal information
Born(1920-10-25)October 25, 1920
Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedFebruary 2, 2014(2014-02-02) (aged 93)
Midlothian, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolRidgefield Memorial
(Ridgefield, New Jersey)
Hampton
(Hampton, Virginia)
CollegeWilliam & Mary
NFL draft1946: 10th round, 88th overall pick
Career history
* Offseason or practice squad member only
Career AAFC statistics
Receptions6
Receiving yards67
Receiving touchdowns1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Alfred Bernard Vandeweghe (October 25, 1920 – February 2, 2014)[1] was an American professional football player for the All-America Football Conference's Buffalo Bisons after his collegiate career at William & Mary.[2] He later coached at his alma mater from 1947 through 1949.[1]

Early life, education and military service

Originally from Wyckoff, New Jersey, Vandeweghe grew up in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, where he played at Ridgefield Memorial High School for his first three years of high school, before moving to Hampton, Virginia, and transferring for his senior year to Hampton High School in Virginia, where he played basketball and football, graduating in 1939.[3] He graduated from the College of William & Mary in 1943, where he played football and was co-captain of the basketball team.[3]

He served in the United States Navy at the United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge, where he played football for the Bainbridge Commodores and earned Mid-Atlantic All-Service honors. He also played football on the Fleet City Blue Jackets at Camp Shoemaker, California, where the team went 8–0–1 in 1945.[4]

Professional and coaching career

He played in five games for All-America Football Conference's Buffalo Bisons in the 1946 season.[1]

Then a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, he was hired in 1947 as an assistant on the coaching staff of the William & Mary Tribe football team, serving until 1949.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Alfred Bernard Vandeweghe obituary Archived 2014-03-25 at the Wayback Machine. dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved on March 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ Al Vandeweghe @ pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Al Vandeweghe Named To W-M Coaching Staff", The Richmond News Leader, June 17, 1947. Accessed June 10, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "Al Vandeweghe, of Teaneck, N. J. a former two sport athlete at the College of William and Mary and last-year regular end with the Buffalo, N. Y. entry in the all-America Football Conference, has been signed as an assistant coach at the College of William and will report July 1. Athletic R. N. (Rube) McCray announced today. Vandeweghe, 26, decided to abandon professional football in order to pursue a coaching career.... A native of Wyckoff, N. J., Vandeweghe spent most of his boyhood in Ridgefield Park, N..J., and attended high school there for three years, then moving to Hampton, Va. He graduated from Hampton High School after being named All-State basketball player in 1939."
  4. ↑ Robert Thaler. "Something New Under the Sun for Football", Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, October 31, 1954, 103d year, volume 104, number 303, TD Features section, page 4-F. (subscription required)


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