Bob Forte

Robert Dominic Forte (July 15, 1922 – March 12, 1996) was an American professional football player for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). Forte was a two-way player for the Packers during the end of the one-platoon system, playing halfback on offense and defensive back/linebacker on defense.

Following his retirement from football, Forte worked as a radio analyst for the Packers, a television sports director, and as a member of the sports department of the Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee.

Early life and college

Bob Forte was born July 15, 1922, in Lake Village, Arkansas, a small town in the southeastern part of the state. He began playing sandlot football with neighborhood children, gaining skill as a powerful runner. However, with World War II raging, instead of joining the team, Forte entered the United States Army, in which he served for three years as a first lieutenant of a tank battalion in the 8th Armored Division in the European theater.

After missing the 1951 NFL campaign due to military service, Forte returned to the Packers, by whom he was elected as team captain in 1952 and 1953.