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| Position: | Guard/Tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1918-01-20)January 20, 1918 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | August 29, 2007(2007-08-29) (aged 89) Palm City, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Chicago (IL) Fenger Academy | ||||||||
| College: | Montana | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1939 / round: 21 / pick: 191 | ||||||||
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Aldo John Forte (January 20, 1918 – August 29, 2007) was a guard and an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and the Green Bay Packers. Forte played collegiate ball at the University of Montana before being drafted into the NFL by the Chicago Bears in the 21st round of the 1939 NFL draft. He played professionally for five seasons before retiring in 1947.
After retiring, Forte served as a longtime offensive line coach for the Detroit Lions from 1950 to 1965. He died in Palm City, Florida in 2007.
References
- "Packers.com - Aldo Forte". Packers.com. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- "Aldo Forte Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- "Aldo Forte athletic career, photos, articles, and videos | Fanbase". Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- "Former Lions' Player and Coach Aldo Forte Dies". detroitlions.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- "Aldo Forte Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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