Al Dekdebrun
Allen Edward Dekdebrun
Born: May 11, 1921
Buffalo, NY USA
Deceased: March 29, 2005
Cape Coral, FL
Position: B
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: Columbia, Cornell
High School: Burgard (Buffalo, NY); Wyoming Seminary (Kingston, PA)
Career: 1946-1954
Drafted: 1946 in Round 9, #72 overall by the Boston Yanks
Al Dekdebrun played from 1946 to 1954 during his career with the Boston Yanks, Buffalo Bisons, Chicago Rockets, Hamilton Wildcats, Montreal Alouettes, New York Yankees, Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Argonauts. Dekdebrun ran for 54 yards in his career on 60 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns.
![]() Buffalo Bisons |
![]() Chicago Rockets |
![]() New York Yankees |
![]() Boston Yanks |
![]() Toronto Argonauts |
![]() Montreal Alouettes |
![]() Ottawa Rough Riders |
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 66 | 28 | 42.4 | 517 | 7.8 | 8 | 12.1 | 8 | 12.1 | 0 | 70.1 |
1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 75 | 45 | 60.0 | 556 | 7.4 | 5 | 6.7 | 7 | 9.3 | 0 | 66.3 |
1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 149 | 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 35.2 |
1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 2.8 |
1949 | CFL Hamilton Wildcats | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||
1950 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 13 | 0.0 | |||||||||
1951 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||
1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 160 | 5.5 | 1 | 3.4 | 2 | 6.9 | 45 | 42.3 |
AAFC | 161 | 83 | 51.6 | 1222 | 7.6 | 13 | 8.1 | 17 | 10.6 | 0 | ||
NFL | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | ||
CFL | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 160 | 5.5 | 22 | 75.9 | 2 | 6.9 | 45 | ||
Totals | 193 | 96 | 49.7 | 1384 | 7.2 | 35 | 18.1 | 20 | 10.4 | 45 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 25 | -55 | -2.2 | 0 | 0 |
1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 20 | 71 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
1950 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | ||||
1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 |
AAFC | 52 | 40 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | |
NFL | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 | |
CFL | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | |
Totals | 60 | 54 | 0.9 | 13 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
AAFC | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
Totals | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
AAFC | 7 | 131 | 18.7 | 15 | 0 | |
Totals | 7 | 131 | 18.7 | 15 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
1949 | CFL Hamilton Wildcats | 1 | ||||
1950 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | ||||
1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
AAFC | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 16 | 0 | |
CFL | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 2 | |
Totals | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 16 | 2 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1949 | CFL Hamilton Wildcats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
1950 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||
CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC | Buffalo Bisons | 14 | 8 |
1947 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 12 | 5 |
1948 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 4 | 0 |
1948 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 2 | 0 |
1949 | CFL | Hamilton Wildcats | 10 | |
1950 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | |
1951 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 4 | |
1953 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | |
1954 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 10 | 0 |
Honors
1950 - CFL CFL East All-Star (2nd Team)