AKA Angelo Bortolo Bertelli

Born: 18-Jun-1921
Birthplace: West Springfield, MA
Died: 26-Jun-1999
Location of death: Clifton, NJ
Cause of death: Cancer - Brain
Remains: Buried, Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Montclair, NJ

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Football

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Winner, 1943 Heisman Trophy

Military service: USMC (Capt., WWII, fought at Guam and Iwo Jima)

Operated a chain of liquor stores in Clifton.

Sister: Josephine Tesini
Sister: Rose Enright
Wife: Gilda Passerini (m. 1944, two sons, two daughters)
Son: Michael
Son: Robert
Daughter: Laureen Bertelli
Daughter: Judith Wry

    High School: Cathedral High School, Springfield, MA
    University: University of Notre Dame

    Heisman Trophy 1943
    College Football Hall of Fame 1972
    Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey 2000
    Bronze Star
    Purple Heart

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