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Lee Artoe

Lee Robert Reno Artoe

Position: T
Height: 6-3    Weight: 234 lbs.
Born: March 2, 1917 in Tacoma, WA
College: California, Santa Clara

3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 11th round (97th overall) of the 1940 NFL Draft.

Kicking & Punting

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P AV
1940* 23 CHI RT 11 7 1 1 100.0% 2 1 50.0%
1941* 24 CHI RT 11 11 7 1 14.3% 4 3 75.0%
1942*+ 25 CHI RT 11 11 1 0.0% 22 20 90.9%
1945 28 CHI RT 9 6 1 0.0%
1946 29 LAD RT 14 13 2 1 50.0%
1947 30 LAD RT 14 6
1948 31 BCL RT 14 8
Career 84 62 10 2 20.0% 30 25 83.3%
4 yrs CHI 42 35 10 2 20.0% 28 24 85.7%
2 yrs LDA 28 19 2 1 50.0%

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1946 29 LAD RT 14 13 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
1947 30 LAD RT 14 6 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
Career 84 62 2 29 0 16 14.5 29

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1940* 23 CHI RT 11 7 1 1 4
1941* 24 CHI RT 11 11 3 1 6
1942*+ 25 CHI RT 11 11 20 20
1946 29 LAD RT 14 13 1 1
Career 84 62 25 2 31
4 yrs CHI 42 35 24 2 30
2 yrs LDA 28 19 1 1

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1940
1941
1942

First-Team All-Pro

1942

Extra Pt Made

1942 NFL 20 (3)

Extra Pt Att

1942 NFL 22 (2)

Total Field Goals Made

1940 NFL 1 (10)

Field Goals Att

1941 NFL 7 (5)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1940Chicago Herald Am.: 1st Team All-NFL
1941Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Chicago Herald Am.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Collyers Eye Mag.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1942Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Int. News Service: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
1945Chicago Herald Am.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1946AAFC: 2nd Team All-AAFC
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AAFC
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AAFC