- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAngelo Bortolo Bertelli
- Nickname
- The Springfield Rifle
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Angelo Bertelli was born on June 18, 1921 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Gilda Passerini. He died on June 26, 1999 in Clifton, New Jersey, USA.
- SpouseGilda Passerini(1944 - June 26, 1999) (his death, 4 children)
- Selected #1 in the 1943 NFL draft by the Boston Yanks.
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.
- Winner of the 1943 Heisman Trophy, He played in only 6 of the teams 10 games before he was called up by the U.S. Marine Corps to serve in World War II.
- Inducted into the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.
- Interred in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Upper Montclair, New Jersey.
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