Angelo Bertelli
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| Angelo Bertelli | |
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| Position(s): Quarterback |
Jersey #(s): 48 |
| Born: June 18, 1921 West Springfield, Massachusetts |
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| Died: June 18, 1999 (aged 78) Clifton, New Jersey |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1946–1948 | |
| NFL Draft: 1944 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | |
| College: Notre Dame | |
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| Career Stats | |
| TD-INT | 8-19 |
| Yards | 972 |
| QB Rating | 41.1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Angelo Bortolo Bertelli (June 18, 1921 - June 26, 1999) was an American football quarterback. He played six games for Notre Dame in 1943 before leaving to join the United States Marine Corps. He was awarded the Heisman Trophy for that season.
He was nicknamed the "Springfield Rifle" because he hailed from West Springfield, Massachusetts, and he was one of the early true forward passers in college football.
Angelo played for the Los Angeles Dons and Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference after his service in the military. He owned a series of liquor stores in Clifton, New Jersey and in West Springfield.
He died in 1999 and was buried in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Montclair.[1]
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- ^ "Sometimes the Grave Is a Fine and Public Place", New York Times, March 28, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-08-21. "Some New Jersey cemeteries almost seem to specialize. At Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Upper Montclair are the graves of four star athletes. Angelo Bertelli, the Notre Dame quarterback who won the 1943 Heisman Trophy, is there. So is Mule Haas, who played outfield in three consecutive World Series for the Philadelphia Athletics. Big Ed Reulbach, who pitched in the Chicago Cubs' last World Series victory in 1908, is there, too, as is Bob Hooper, who pitched for three major league teams in the 1950's."
| Preceded by Bob Hargrave |
Notre Dame starting quarterbacks 1941 - 1943 |
Succeeded by Frank Dancewicz |
| Preceded by Frank Sinkwich |
Heisman Trophy Winner 1943 |
Succeeded by Les Horvath |
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