Lee Artoe

Games played:	84
Games started:	62
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Lee Artoe
	Artoe, circa 1946
No. 35, 1, 44, 48
Position:	Tackle ; Placekicker
Personal information
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)
Career information
High school:	Lincoln (WA)
College:	Santa Clara ; California
NFL draft:	1940: 11th round, 97th pick
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:
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).^[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]

References

^ ^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