Joe Fortunato (American football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American football player
Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1930
Place of Birth: Mingo Junction, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 06-Nov-2017
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Joe Fortunato (American football)
- Joseph Francis Fortunato (March 28, 1930 – November 6, 2017) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League. Fortunato played 12 seasons for the Chicago Bears (1955–1966).
- As a linebacker, he made the Pro Bowl five times, and was named to the NFL 300 Greatest Players team.
- He wore #31 with the Chicago Bears.
- Fortunato played fullback and linebacker for Mississippi State University, and made All-American in 1951.
- He is a member of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
- Fortunato made his home in south Mississippi. He spent two seasons as a coach with the Chicago Bears; 1967 as linebackers coach and 1968 as defensive coordinator. In 2017, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Fortunato to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2017 Fortunato is one of only four players, and the only defensive player named to the National Football League 1950s All-Decade Team who isn't in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Fortunato died on November 6, 2017.
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