- 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=FORTUJOE01Joseph Francis Fortunato (born
March 28 ,1930 ) was an American football linebacker for theChicago Bears . As a linebacker from 1955 through 1966, he made thePro Bowl 5 times, and was named to theNFL 300 Greatest Players team. He was #31 with the Chicago Bears. Fortunato played fullback and linebacker forMississippi State University , and madeAll-American in 1951. He is a member of theNational Italian American Sports Hall of Fame and theMississippi Sports Hall of Fame . Fortunato makes his home in southMississippi .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"
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.