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JOE FORTUNATO

Fortunato, Joseph Francis, Jr.
Height: 6-0 Weight: 225
Born: March 28, 1930 Mingo Junction, OH
Died: November 5, 2017 Natchez, MS
High School: Mingo Junction (OH)

Year	College	Status
1949	Virginia Military Institute
1950	Mississippi State	Lettered
1951	Mississippi State	Lettered
1952	Mississippi State	Lettered

Draft: 7th round (80th overall) 1952 Chicago Bears

Military Service: United States Army

NFL Playoff Statistics

Coaching Record

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1955 Chicago Bears (NFL)1955 CHIB NFL	34	LLB	12	12
1956 Chicago Bears (NFL)1956 CHIB NFL	31	RLB	12	12
1957 Chicago Bears (NFL)1957 CHIB NFL	31	RLB-FB	12	10
1958 Chicago Bears (NFL)1958 CHIB NFL	31	RLB	12	12
1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)1959 CHIB NFL	31	LLB	12	12
1960 Chicago Bears (NFL)1960 CHIB NFL	31	LLB	12	12
1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL	31	LLB	14	14
1962 Chicago Bears (NFL)1962 CHIB NFL	31	LLB	14	14
1963 Chicago Bears (NFL)1963 CHIB NFL	31	LLB	14	14
1964 Chicago Bears (NFL)1964 CHIB NFL	31	LLB-RDE	13	13
1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL	31	LLB	14	14
1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL	31	LLB	14	14
12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL			155	153

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/17/1952	1952 Chicago Bears (NFL)1952 CHIB NFL
Signed		1955 Chicago Bears (NFL)1955 CHIB NFL
Released		1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL

AWARDS
1963 Associated Press All-NFL
1963 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1963 United Press International All-NFL
1963 United Press International All-NFL
1963 New York Daily News All-NFL
1964 Associated Press All-NFL
1964 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1964 United Press International All-NFL
1964 United Press International All-NFL
1964 New York Daily News All-NFL
1965 Associated Press All-NFL
1965 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1956 Chicago Bears (NFL)1956 CHIB NFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6
1957 Chicago Bears (NFL)1957 CHIB NFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6
1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	18

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1957 Chicago Bears (NFL)1957 CHIB NFL	2	-9	-4.5	1t	1		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2	-9	-4.5	1t	1		0	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1956 Chicago Bears (NFL)1956 CHIB NFL	2	30	15.0	27t	1
1958 Chicago Bears (NFL)1958 CHIB NFL	1	5	5.0	5	0
1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)1959 CHIB NFL	2	10	5.0	6	0
1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL	3	34	11.3	16	0
1962 Chicago Bears (NFL)1962 CHIB NFL	3	44	14.7	36	0
1963 Chicago Bears (NFL)1963 CHIB NFL	2	30	15.0	19	0
1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL	2	0	0.0	0	0
1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL	1	3	3.0	3	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	16	156	9.8	36	1

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1962 Chicago Bears (NFL)1962 CHIB NFL	0	1	0			0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	1	0			0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1955 Chicago Bears (NFL)1955 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1956 Chicago Bears (NFL)1956 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
1957 Chicago Bears (NFL)1957 CHIB NFL	1		0	3	3	9	0
1958 Chicago Bears (NFL)1958 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)1959 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	3	3	0	0
1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1963 Chicago Bears (NFL)1963 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	3	3	7	0
1964 Chicago Bears (NFL)1964 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	3	3	3	0
1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL	0	0	0	3	3	24	1
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	0	22	22	43	1

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