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File:Art DeCarlo - 1954 Bowman.jpg
DeCarlo on a 1954 Bowman football card
Date of birth: (1931-03-23)March 23, 1931
Place of birth: Youngstown, Ohio
Date of death: December 28, 2013(2013-12-28) (aged 82)
Place of death: Birmingham, Alabama
Career information
Position(s): Defensive back
End
NFL Draft: 1953 / Round: 6 / Pick: 65
(By the Chicago Bears)
Organizations
Playing stats at NFL.com

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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