- Art Donovan
Infobox NFL player
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|DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1925|6|5
Birthplace=Bronx, New York ,United States
Position=DT
College=Boston College
DraftedYear=
DraftedRound=
Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=DONOVART01
PFR=DonoAr00
years=1950
1951
1952
1953-1961
teams=Baltimore ColtsNew York Yanks
Dallas Texans
Baltimore Colts
Honors=NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
ProBowls=1953, 1954, 1955,
1956, 1957
HOF=58
HOFYear=1968Arthur Donovan, Jr. (born
June 5 1925 ) is a formerAmerican football defensive tackle .Biography
Early life
He is the son of
Arthur Donovan , a famed boxing referee, and the grandson ofProfessor Mike Donovan , the world middleweight boxing champion in the 1870s.He spent four years in military service with the
United States Marine Corps during WW II before playing college football atBoston College . He graduated in 1950.Professional football career
He started playing professional football with the Baltimore Colts in 1950, but that edition of the franchise folded. He moved to the New York Yanks in 1951; they became the Dallas Texans in 1952 and finally the Baltimore Colts in 1953. He became one of the stars in an outstanding defense and was selected to five straight
Pro Bowl s for 1954 to 1958. The Colts won back to back championships in 1958 and 1959.He was selected to the
Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.Post-playing career
He published an autobiography, "Fatso", in 1987. He was noted as a jovial and humorous person during his playing career and capitalized on that with television and speaking appearances after retiring as a player. He owns and manages a country club near Baltimore.
Donovan also made a guest appearance in the Nickelodeon show "
The Adventures of Pete & Pete " in the episode, "Space, Geeks, andJohnny Unitas ." Donovan was also guest commentator for the WWF's 1994 edition ofKing of the Ring alongsideGorilla Monsoon and "Macho Man"Randy Savage .He was co-host of the popular 1990s program Braase, Donovan, Davis and Fans on
WJZ-TV in Baltimore with fellow Colt teammateOrdell Braase . The trio talked more about Art Donovan's fabled stories than contemporary NFL football, but the show held high ratings in its time period.External links
*"Pro Football Hall of Fame:" [http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=58 Member profile]
*"Quotes from "King of the Ring":" [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289258/quotes IMDB]
*"Donavan on Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills (pre-Super Bowl XXVII):" [http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bal-donovan013193,0,6988081.column?page=1&coll=bal-home-columnists Baltimore Sun, 1993]
* [http://www.footballcardgallery.com/player/Art+Donovan/ Gallery of Art Donovan football cards]
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