Aldo Forte
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Position: | Guard/Tackle | ||||||
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois | January 20, 1918||||||
Died: | August 29, 2007 Palm City, Florida | (aged 89)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Chicago (IL) Fenger Academy | ||||||
College: | Montana | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1939 / Round: 21 / Pick: 191 | ||||||
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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 five 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.[dead link]
- ^ "Aldo Forte Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-01-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Former Lions' Player and Coach Aldo Forte Dies". detroitlions.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ^ "Aldo Forte Stats".
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- Sportspeople from Chicago
- Players of American football from Chicago
- American football offensive guards
- Montana Grizzlies football players
- Chicago Bears players
- Detroit Lions players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Detroit Lions coaches
- People from Palm City, Florida
- American football offensive lineman, 1910s birth stubs