Lee Artoe
| Position: | T/K |
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Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | March 2, 1917 |
| Place of birth: | Tacoma, Washington |
| Date of death: | April 1, 2005 (aged 88) |
| Place of death: | Wilmette, Illinois |
| Career information | |
| College: | Santa Clara/California/ |
| NFL draft: | 1940 / Round: 11 / Pick: 97 |
Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics | |
| Games played: | 84 |
| Games started: | 62 |
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Stats at NFL.com | |
Lee Robert Reno Artoe (March 2, 1917 – April 1, 2005) was a professional American football player in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for 7 seasons. A tackle, Artoe played for the NFL's Chicago Bears (1940–1942, 1945). In the AAFC, he played for the Los Angeles Dons (1946–1947) and Baltimore Colts (1948).[1]
Artoe played college football at University of California, Berkeley, with the California Golden Bears, and in 1940 was picked in the 11th round by Chicago.[2] He returned a fumble in the 1942 NFL Championship Game 52 yards for the first score of the game.[3]
References
- ↑ "Lee Artoe, 88 - Hard-nosed 2-way player on Bears champion team". Chicago Tribune. April 5, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ↑ 1940 NFL draft -Retrieved 2011-1-15
- ↑ THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 18, No. 4 (1996) -Retrieved 2011-1-15
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