File:Art DeCarlo - 1954 Bowman.jpg DeCarlo on a 1954 Bowman football card | |
Date of birth: | March 23, 1931 |
Place of birth: | Youngstown, Ohio |
Date of death: | December 28, 2013 | (aged 82)
Place of death: | Birmingham, Alabama |
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Position(s): | Defensive back End |
NFL Draft: | 1953 / Round: 6 / Pick: 65 (By the Chicago Bears) |
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Arthur Anthony DeCarlo, Jr. (March 23, 1931 – December 28, 2013) was an American football defensive back and end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Washington Redskins, and the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He died on December 28, 2013, from complications of heart surgery. Postmortem, DeCarlo was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.[1]
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- ↑ "110 N.F.L. Brains". New York Times. July 25, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/25/sports/football/nfl-cte.html. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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