Al Blozis - The Human Howitzer
Al wearing his Nr. '32' Jersey. His number was retired and no other Giant Football player will ever wear that number.
Al is pictured top row, extreme left.
5 Jan 1919 - 31 Jan 1945
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A deck of cards featured
Al on the 4 of Clubs.
In April 1946 True Comics featured a story about Al Blozis entitled "The Human Howitzer".
Click on the thumbnails above to see a bigger readable picture.
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Lorraine Region, France.
Football Program
Clickhereto read an account of Al's heroic actions at the 'Battle of the Huertgen Forest' during World War 2.
Who was Al Blozis? Click on his picture to find out. Incidentally, the DHS Annex was named after him.
Other Notable DHS Alumni
*The Duprees, 60s group formed by students from the school. (Click here to see and hear the original Duprees)
* Dom Flora(1929–2001), played college basketball for Washington and Lee University from 1954 to 1958 and graduated as NCAA Division I's fifth–highest scorer.
* Ed Franco (1915–1992), played football on the 1936 Fordham University team as one of the "Seven Blocks of Granite".
* James J. Galdieri (1900–1948), served in the New Jersey General Assembly.[16]
* Mary Teresa Norton (1875–1959), served 13 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1925 to 1951.
* Mary Philbrook (1872–1958), first female attorney in New Jersey.
* Eliu Rivera, represents District 4 on the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
* Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940), set the transcontinental air speed record for pilots under the age of twenty-one in 1930.
* Alexander Simpson (1872–1953), served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature.
* Joe Sulaitis (born 1921), running back for the New York Giants of the NFL from 1943 to 1953.
* Michelle Rodriguez, Actress
Al's Alumni Photo from the June 1938 Gnome
