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

DeRogatis 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, with whom he would remain in one capacity or another 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. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.

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