Chicago Bears great Joe Fortunato dies at 87
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NATCHEZ  Miss. (AP)  â Joe Fortunato  the speedy linebacker who helped the Chicago Bears win the 1963 NFL title   has died.  He  was 87.
 Fortunato  died Monday in Mississippi  where  he  starred at linebacker and fullback at Mississippi State.
 "Joe Fortunato  was not only a great player for the Chicago Bears  including being a part of our 1963 championship at Wrigley Field   he  was a key figure in one of the greatest linebacker trios in Bears history alongside Hall of Famer Bill George and Larry Morris " Bears Chairman George H. McCaskey said in a statement Thursday. "The Chicago Bears family extends our condolences to the Fortunato family on the passing of  Joe ."
FILE - In this Nov. 27  1960  file photo  as he is rushed by Chicago Bears linebacker  Joe Fortunato  (31)  Dallas Cowboys quarterback Eddie LeBaron throws a pass to Jim Doran  not seen  during an NFL football game in Nov. 27  1960  Chicago. Trying for the block on Fortunato is Cowboys guard Mike Falls (63). Fortunato  the speedy linebacker who helped the Bears win the 1963 NFL title  has died. He was 87. Fortunato died Monday  Nov. 6  2017  in Mississippi  where he starred at linebacker and fullback at Mississippi State.(AP Photo/Ed Maloney File)
NATCHEZ  Miss. (AP)  â Joe Fortunato  the speedy linebacker who helped the Chicago Bears win the 1963 NFL title   has died.  He  was 87.
 Fortunato  died Monday in Mississippi  where  he  starred at linebacker and fullback at Mississippi State.
 "Joe Fortunato  was not only a great player for the Chicago Bears  including being a part of our 1963 championship at Wrigley Field   he  was a key figure in one of the greatest linebacker trios in Bears history alongside Hall of Famer Bill George and Larry Morris " Bears Chairman George H. McCaskey said in a statement Thursday. "The Chicago Bears family extends our condolences to the Fortunato family on the passing of  Joe ."
FILE - In this Nov. 27  1960  file photo  as he is rushed by Chicago Bears linebacker  Joe Fortunato  (31)  Dallas Cowboys quarterback Eddie LeBaron throws a pass to Jim Doran  not seen  during an NFL football game in Nov. 27  1960  Chicago. Trying for the block on Fortunato is Cowboys guard Mike Falls (63). Fortunato  the speedy linebacker who helped the Bears win the 1963 NFL title  has died. He was 87. Fortunato died Monday  Nov. 6  2017  in Mississippi  where he starred at linebacker and fullback at Mississippi State.(AP Photo/Ed Maloney File)