Position: | Guard/Tackle |
Number: | 23, 40 |
Birth Date: | January 20, 1918 |
Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Palm City, Florida, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lbs: | 213 |
High School: | Chicago (IL) Fenger Academy |
College: | Montana |
Draftyear: | 1939 |
Draftround: | 21 |
Draftpick: | 191 |
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Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 49 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 12 |
Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
Statvalue3: | 2 |
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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.[1] 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.[2] He played professionally for five seasons before retiring in 1947.[3]
After retiring, Forte served as a longtime offensive line coach for the Detroit Lions from 1950 to 1965.[4] He died in Palm City, Florida in 2007.[5] [6]