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Lee Artoe

Artoe, circa 1946
No. 35, 48
Position:	Tackle/Kicker
Personal information
Born:	(1917-03-02)March 2, 1917 Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Died:	April 1, 2005(2005-04-01) (aged 88) Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lincoln (WA)
College:	Santa Clara
NFL draft:	1940 / round: 11 / pick: 97
Career history
Chicago Bears (1940–1942, 1945) Los Angeles Dons (1946–1947) Baltimore Colts (1948)
Career highlights and awards
2× NFL champion (1940, 1941) First-team All-Pro (1942) Second-team All-Pro (1941) 3× Pro Bowl (1940–1942) Second-team All-American (1939) First-team All-PCC (1939)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 84 Games started: 62 Stats at Pro Football Reference

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).

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. He returned a fumble in the 1942 NFL Championship Game 52 yards for the first score of the game.

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.

References

1. ^ McCarthy, Brendan (April 5, 2005). "Lee Artoe, 88 - Hard-nosed 2-way player on Bears champion team". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
2. "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
3. The Coffin Corner Archived December 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine: Vol. 18, No. 4 (1996) -Retrieved January 15, 2011

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