Roman Piskor
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North Tonawanda, New York, U.S.
Niagara, New York, U.S.
 Piskor in 1946 while with the Yankees | |||||
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| Position | Tackle | ||||
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| Born | August 9, 1917 North Tonawanda, New York, U.S. | ||||
| Died | August 1981 (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 an American football tackle who played three seasons in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) between 1946 and 1948. Piskor played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Browns and the Chicago Rockets. Piskor grew up in North Tonawanda, New York and attended Niagara University, where he was a star lineman. After several years in the Army Air Force during World 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 attended North Tonawanda High School in North Tonawanda, New York.[1] He enrolled at Niagara University in 1938 and was a star lineman on the school's football team.[1] Piskor joined the Army Air Force in July 1942 during World War II and did his basic training in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[2] Piskor was a member of an Eastern All-Army team coached by Robert Neyland in 1942.[3] He later transferred to a base in Greensboro, North Carolina and played for its Tech Hawks football team.[2] He went to fight overseas in 1944 with the Third Air Force.[2]
