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| Position: | Tackle/Kicker | ||||||
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| Born: | March 2, 1917 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | April 1, 2005 (aged 88) Wilmette, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Lincoln (WA) | ||||||
| College: | Santa Clara | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1940 / round: 11 / pick: 97 | ||||||
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Lee Robert Reno Artoe (March 2, 1917 – April 1, 2005) was an American professional football player for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC). 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 Santa Clara, with the Santa Clara Broncos, 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]
Artoe served in the U.S. Navy as a member of the Underwater Demolition Team.
He died in Wilmette, Illinois on April 1, 2005, and was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie.[1]
- ^ a b McCarthy, Brendan (April 5, 2005). "Lee Artoe, 88 - Hard-nosed 2-way player on Bears champion team". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ The Coffin Corner Archived December 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine: Vol. 18, No. 4 (1996) -Retrieved January 15, 2011