Al DeRogatis

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Al DeRogatis (May 5, 1927 in Newark, New Jersey – December 26, 1995) was an American football player and television sportscaster.

DeRogatis was born in Newark, New Jersey and began his playing career at Newark's Central High School, earning All-State at center. At Duke University he made the 1948 All-America team as a tackle, going pro the following year with the NFL New York Giants. In 1951, he made the NFL All-Pro team, thus earning the distinction of having been an all-star at all levels of the sport.

In 1952, an ankle injury ended his playing career. In 1953, he began working for Prudential Insurance, which he would remain at through 1986.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s DeRogatis was the primary color commentator for the NBC network's pro and college football telecasts, teaming with Curt Gowdy and working several Super Bowls and Rose Bowls in addition to regular-season games. DeRogatis also partnered with Marty Glickman in the early 1960s as the radio broadcast team for the New York Giants on WNEW (AM), before moving to NBC. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986. He died in 1995 in Spring Lake, New Jersey.