Biography

Call 1.800.966.1380 to contact Art Donovan booking agent, publicist, manager, pr firm, representative and management company for booking Art Donovan speaker appearances, autograph signing, endorsement deals or hiring Art Donovan as a keynote speaker for your next event. Find Art Donovan official website information, speaker fees, booking fees, costs and schedule. Football great, Art "The Bulldog" Donovan, Jr., was born on June 5, 1925. He is a former defensive tackle. Art Donovan 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 Bowls for 1954 to 1958. The Colts won back to back championships in 1958 and 1959.

Donovan was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.

Donovan is the son of Arthur Donovan, a famed boxing referee, and the grandson of Professor Mike Donovan, the world middleweight boxing champion in the 1870s.

Art Donovan 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, and Johnny Unitas." Donovan was also guest commentator for the WWF's 1994 edition of King of the Ring alongside Gorilla Monsoon and "Macho Man" Randy Savage.

Donovan was co-host of the popular 1990s program Braase, Donovan, Davis and Fans on WJZ-TV in Baltimore with fellow Colt teammate Ordell 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.

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