Aldo Forte
| No. 23, 40 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Guard/Tackle | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: | January 20, 1918 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||
| Date of death: | August 29, 2007 (aged 89) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Palm City, Florida | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| College: | Montana | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1939 / Round: 21 / Pick: 191 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
|
1940 All-Star 1941 All-Star | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Aldo John Forte (January 20, 1918 – August 29, 2007) was a guard and an offensive tackle in the National Football League who played for the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and the Green Bay Packers.[1] Forte played collegiate ball at the University of Montana before being drafted into the NFL by the Chicago Bears in the 21st round of the 1939 NFL Draft. He played professionally for 5 seasons before retiring in 1947.[2]
After retiring, Forte served as a longtime assistant offensive line coach for the Detroit Lions from 1950-1965.[3] He died in Palm City, Florida in 2007.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Packers.com - Aldo Forte". Packers.com. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ↑ "Aldo Forte Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.fanbase.com/Aldo-Forte
- ↑ "Former Lions' Player and Coach Aldo Forte Dies". detroitlions.com. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FortAl20.htm
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/9/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.