Piskor grew up in North Tonawanda, New York and attended Niagara University, where he was a star lineman.

[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] After his discharge from the Air Force, Piskor joined the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1946.

[4] Piskor, who worked for the Yankees as an accountant in the offseason, was sent to the Buffalo Bills in 1947 and then traded to the Browns for John Duda and Jack Carpenter.

[3][5] Cleveland finished the season with a 12–1–1 record and won the AAFC championship, beating the Yankees in the title game for the second year in a row.