Lee Artoe
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Personal information
Date of birth : (1917-03-02 ) March 2, 1917
Place of birth : Tacoma, Washington
Date of death : April 1, 2005(2005-04-01) (aged 88)
Place of death : Wilmette, Illinois
Career information
College : Santa Clara /California /
NFL Draft : 1940 / Round: 11 / Pick: 97
Debuted in 1940 for the [[{{{debutteam}}}]]
Last played in 1948 for the [[{{{finalteam}}}]]
Career history
Career highlights and awards
3× Pro Bowl selection (1940, 1941, 1942)
1× All-Pro selection (1942)
Santa Clara Athletic Hall of Fame
Games played
84
Games started
62
Stats at NFL.com
Lee Robert Reno Artoe (March 2, 1917 – April 1, 2005) was a professional American football player in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for 7 seasons. A tackle , Artoe played for the NFL's Chicago Bears (1940–1942, 1945). In the AAFC, he played for the Los Angeles Dons (1946–1947) and Baltimore Colts (1948).[1]
Artoe played college football at University of California, Berkeley , with the
California Golden Bears , and in 1940 was picked in the 11th round by Chicago.[2]
He returned a fumble in the 1942 NFL Championship Game 52 yards for the first score of the game.[3]
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Persondata
Name
Artoe, Lee
Alternative names
Short description
American football player
Date of birth
March 2, 1917
Place of birth
Tacoma, Washington
Date of death
April 1, 2005
Place of death
Wilmette, Illinois