(1924-06-05)June 5, 1924 The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died:
August 4, 2013(2013-08-04) (aged 89) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
263 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school:
Mount Saint Michael Academy (The Bronx, New York)
College:
Boston College
NFL draft:
1947 / Round: 22 / Pick: 204 Redrafted 1951, 4th round, 50th pick after termination of Colts franchise.
Career history
Baltimore Colts (1950)
New York Yanks (1951)
Dallas Texans (1952)
Baltimore Colts (1953–1961)
Career highlights and awards
2× NFL champion (1958, 1959)
4× First-team All-Pro (1954–1957)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1958, 1960)
5× Pro Bowl (1953–1957)
NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor
Indianapolis Colts No. 70 retired
Boston College Eagles Jersey retired
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
U.S. Marine Corps
Battles/wars
World War II
Battle of Luzon
Battle of Iwo Jima
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
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during the coin toss ceremony: Raymond Berry, Lenny Moore, Jim Parker, ArtDonovan, Gino Marchetti, Frank Gifford, Roosevelt Brown, Don Maynard, Sam Huff...
response was, "I didn't know that Hardy Brown was in town." Hall of Famer ArtDonovan had this to say of Brown: "How about San Francisco's Hardy Brown; ever...
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Hall of Fame, and two inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: ArtDonovan and Ernie Stautner. Boston College is one of only two Catholic universities...
over 1949. The football Yanks had two future Hall of Fame linemen in ArtDonovan and Mike McCormack in 1951. Their biggest opponent turned out to be their...
actor, known for the television series The Wire Professional athletics ArtDonovan – professional football player Richie Guerin (1950) – Naismith Hall of...
be the successors of the Baltimore Colts. Other retired stars, like ArtDonovan, had mixed emotions about the Ravens' arrival: happiness that the great...
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between Letterman and Leno. Letterman wore the retired No. 70 jersey of ArtDonovan, a member of the Colts' Hall of Fame and a regular Letterman guest. The...
first major exhibition of steampunk art objects, curated and developed by New York artist and designer ArtDonovan, who also exhibited his own "electro-futuristic"...
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Donovan's formal art studies began at the School of Visual Arts (New York) in 1987–88.: 139 Donovan received her BFA at the Corcoran College of Art and...
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NFL Championships with the Colts. Rosenbloom of the Colts, Art Modell of the Browns, and Art Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to have their teams...
NFL Championships with the Colts. Rosenbloom of the Colts, Art Modell of the Browns, and Art Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to have their teams...
introduced Donovan to mixed martial arts. Donovan attended the Art Institute of Colorado and graduated with a degree in media arts. Donovan held an amateur...
Unitas and the 1958 game. At one point, Big Pete questions a confused ArtDonovan (himself) about Unitas' accomplishments in that game. Source:The NFL's...