Joe Fortunato
Joseph Francis Fortunato, Jr.
Born: March 28, 1930
Mingo Junction, OH USA
Deceased: November 5, 2017
Position: LB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 225
College: VMI, Mississippi St.
High School: Mingo Junction (OH)
Career: 1955-1966
Drafted: 1952 in Round 7, #80 overall by the Chicago Bears
Joe Fortunato played from 1955 to 1966 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Fortunato accounted for 18 points in his professional career.
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Rushing:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 27 | 1 | 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 | 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 36 | 0 | 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 | 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 16 | 156 | 9.8 | 36 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1955 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 | 1956 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 | 1957 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 10 | 1958 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 | 1959 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 | 1960 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 | 1961 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 | 1962 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 | 1963 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 | 1964 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 13 | 1965 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 | 1966 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
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Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1950s Team
Honors
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
