About Lee Artoe
Lee Artoe, 88, American football player (Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Dons, Baltimore Colts).
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|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).
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. He returned a fumble in the 1942 NFL Championship Game 52 yards for the first score of the game.
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.
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