Angelo Bertelli, 1946
Photo: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Notre Dame, 1941–⁠43

Angelo Bertelli

Born
Jun 18, 1921, in West Springfield, Massachusetts
Died
Jun 26, 1999, in Clifton, New Jersey
Served
United States Marine Corps

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Angelo Bertelli played quarterback at Notre Dame (1941–⁠43). He won the 1943 Heisman Trophy. He was a consensus All‑American in 1943. The Boston Yanks took Bertelli first overall in the 1944 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.

At a glance

Best season
1943
Heisman Trophy, Sporting News College Football Player of the Year and 1 more
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 1944 NFL Draft (Boston Yanks)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1943

All-America: consensus 1943; NBC radio and Look magazine first team 1942; Sporting News second team 1942; UP second team 1942; Central Press second team 1941; Life magazine second team 1941; Central Press third team 1942

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1946AAFCLos Angeles Dons
1947–⁠48AAFCChicago Rockets

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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