Angelo Bertelli

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caption= Angelo Bertelli
width=
position=Quarterback
number=48
birthdate=birth date|1921|6|18 West Springfield, Massachusetts
deathdate=death date and age|1999|6|18|1921|6|18 Clifton, New Jersey
debutyear=1946
finalyear=1948
draftyear=1944
draftround=1
draftpick=1
college=Notre Dame
teams=
*Los Angeles Dons (1946)
*Chicago Rockets (1947-1948)
stat1label=TD-INT
stat1value=8-19
stat2label=Yards
stat2value=972
stat3label=QB Rating
stat3value=41.1
nfl=BER732398
highlights=
*Heisman Trophy winner (1943)
HOF=
CollegeHOF=40033

Angelo Bortolo Bertelli (June 18 1921 - June 26 1999) was an American football quarterback. He played six games for Notre Dame in 1943 before leaving to join the United States Marine Corps. He was awarded the Heisman Trophy for that season.

He was nicknamed the "Springfield Rifle" because he hailed from West Springfield, Massachusetts, and he was one of the early true forward passers in college football.

Angelo played for the Los Angeles Dons and Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference after his service in the military. He owned a series of liquor stores in Clifton, New Jersey and in West Springfield.

He died in 1999 and was buried in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Montclair.cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Sometimes the Grave Is a Fine and Public Place |url= |quote=Some New Jersey cemeteries almost seem to specialize. At Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Upper Montclair are the graves of four star athletes. Angelo Bertelli, the Notre Dame quarterback who won the 1943 Heisman Trophy, is there. So is Mule Haas, who played outfield in three consecutive World Series for the Philadelphia Athletics. Big Ed Reulbach, who pitched in the Chicago Cubs' last World Series victory in 1908, is there, too, as is Bob Hooper, who pitched for three major league teams in the 1950's. |publisher=New York Times |date=March 28, 2004 |accessdate=2007-08-21]

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