Art DeCarlo

Art DeCarlo
No. 26, 27, 23, 21
DeCarlo on a 1954 Bowman football card
Date of birth(1931-03-23)March 23, 1931
Place of birthYoungstown, Ohio, U.S.
Date of deathDecember 28, 2013(2013-12-28) (aged 82)
Place of deathBirmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Defensive back
End
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
US collegeGeorgia
NFL draft1953 / round: 6 / pick: 65
(By the Chicago Bears)
Career history
As player
1953Pittsburgh Steelers
1956–1957Washington Redskins
1957–1960Baltimore Colts
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Arthur Anthony DeCarlo, Jr. (March 23, 1931 – December 28, 2013) was an American football defensive back and offensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played a total of six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, and Baltimore Colts.

A former collegian at the University of Georgia, DeCarlo was originally drafted in the sixth round of the 1953 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears.

DeCarlo would win two World Championships in 1958 and 1959 as a member of the Colts. He retired after the 1960 season.

Following his death from complications of heart surgery in 2013, DeCarlo's family made his brain available as part of a pioneering study of the prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in former professional football players. DeCarlo's brain was found to be positive for the degenerative disease.