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Joe Fortunato

 
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Joe Fortunato
Date of birth: March 28, 1930 (1930-03-28) (age 79)
Place of birth: Mingo Junction, OH
Career information
Position(s): Linebacker
College: Virginia Military Institute, Mississippi State
NFL Draft: 1952 / Round: 7/ Pick 80
Organizations
 As player:
1955-1966 Chicago Bears
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls: 5
Honors: AP and NEA 1st Team All-Pro (1963, 1964, 1965)

UPI 1st Team All-Pro (1963, 1964) AP 2nd Team All-Pro (1962)
UPI 2nd Team All-Pro (1965) NFL 1950s All-Decade Team

Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Joseph Francis Fortunato (born March 28, 1930) was an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears. As a linebacker from 1955 through 1966, he made the Pro Bowl 5 times, and was named to the NFL 300 Greatest Players team. He was #31 with the Chicago Bears. Fortunato played fullback and linebacker for Mississippi State University, and made All-American in 1951. He is a member of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Fortunato makes his home in south Mississippi.

He spent two seasons as a coach with the Chicago Bears; 1967 as linebackers coach and 1968 as defensive coordinator.

Preceded by
Jim Dooley
Chicago Bears Defensive Coordinators
1968
Succeeded by
Jimmy Carr

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