Place of birth Youngstown, Ohio Role American football player Education University of Georgia | College Georgia Positions Defensive back, End Name Art DeCarlo | |
Date of birth (1931-03-23)March 23, 1931 Date of death December 28, 2013(2013-12-28) (aged 82) NFL draft 1953 / Round: 6 / Pick: 65
(By the Chicago Bears) Died December 21, 2013, Birmingham, Alabama, United States | ||
Place of death Birmingham, Alabama |
Arthur Anthony DeCarlo, Jr. (March 23, 1931 – December 28, 2013) was an American football defensive back and end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Washington Redskins, and the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He died on December 28, 2013, from complications of heart surgery. Postmortem, DeCarlo was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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