Joe Fortunato

Joe Fortunato

NFL player


Color=LightSteelBlue
fontcolor=Black
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1930|3|28
Birthplace= Mingo Junction, OH
College=Virginia Military Institute, Mississippi State
Position=Linebacker
DraftedYear=1952
DraftedRound=7/ Pick 80
ProBowls=5
Honors=NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
years=1955-1966
teams=Chicago Bears
PFR=FortJo00
DatabaseFootball=FORTUJOE01

Joseph Francis Fortunato (born March 28, 1930) was an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears. As a linebacker from 1955 through 1966, he made the Pro Bowl 5 times, and was named to the NFL 300 Greatest Players team. He was #31 with the Chicago Bears. Fortunato played fullback and linebacker for Mississippi State University, and made All-American in 1951. He is a member of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Fortunato makes his home in south Mississippi.

He spent two seasons as a coach with the Chicago Bears; 1967 as linebackers coach and 1968 as defensive coordinator.

External links

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/FortJo00.htm Lifetime Statistics] Pro Football Reference
* [http://www.niashf.org/index.cfm?ContentID=58&InducteeID=89 Biography] , National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame website
* [http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/549415.html "MSU Legend Joe Fortunato"] , "Dawgs' Bite"


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