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Joe Fortunato
Joseph Francis Fortunato
Position: LB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: March 28, 1930 in Mingo Junction, OH
College: Mississippi State, VMI
5-time Pro Bowler & 3-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 7th round (80th overall) of the 1952 Draft
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View Details For: 3 Regular Season TDs Scored
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1955 | 25 | CHI | LLB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | 26 | CHI | 12 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1957 | 27 | CHI | RLB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1958* | 28 | CHI | RLB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1959 | 29 | CHI | LLB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1960 | 30 | CHI | LLB | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1961 | 31 | CHI | LLB | 14 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1962* | 32 | CHI | LLB | 14 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1963*+ | 33 | CHI | LLB | 14 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 1964*+ | 34 | CHI | LLB | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1965*+ | 35 | CHI | LLB | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1966 | 36 | CHI | LLB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| Career | 155 | 0 | 16 | 156 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 22 | 43 | 1 | |||||||||
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1957 | 27 | CHI | RLB | 12 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 1 | 1 | -4.5 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -9 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Career | 155 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 1 | 1 | -4.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 26 | CHI | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | 27 | CHI | RLB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 36 | CHI | LLB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 155 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
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1958 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1962 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1963 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1963 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1963 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1963 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1964 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1964 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1964 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1964 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1964 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1965 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1965 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1965 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1965 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1966 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL |