![]() ![]() "Steampunk Korea- Victorian Futurism" (Art Donovan, Author) "The Steampunk Bible" (Jeff VanderMeer, author) "1000 Steampunk Creations" (Joe Marsocci, author) "The Art of Steampunk" First and Second Editions. His designs often include Middle Eastern influences, iconography, astrology, and science.ĭonovan's illuminated sculptures are featured in the following books: ART DONOVAN FULLThe trio talked more about Art Donovan's fabled stories than contemporary NFL football, but the show held high ratings in its time period.Art Donovan is a noted artist, author, curator and lecturer.Īs owner of Donovan Design Co., along with his wife and partner, designer Leslie Tarbell Donovan, and as full time artist and designer in NYC, he produces unique & custom lighting and illuminated sculpture for all residential and commercial applications. He was co-host of the popular 1990s program Braase, Donovan, Davis and Fans on WJZ-TV in Baltimore with Colt teammate Ordell Braase. He was so out of place, that regular announcer Gorilla Monsoon ignored him during the 2nd half of the show. During the broadcast, he made several errors, asked absurd questions like "How much does this guy weigh?" and seemed to be lost throughout the night. 70 Colts jersey in the infamous Super Bowl XLI commercial with Oprah Winfrey and Jay Leno.ĭonovan also made a guest appearance in the Nickelodeon show The Adventures of Pete & Pete in the episode, "Space, Geeks, and Johnny Unitas." Art also appeared as a guest commentator at the WWF 1994 King of the Ring. He related a story that he played without a helmet and in fact is shown on football cards without a helmet. Donovan also appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, telling humorous stories about his old playing days and about other "old school" footballers he played with and against. He owns and manages a country club near Baltimore. 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 published an autobiography, Fatso, in 1987. ART DONOVAN PROHe was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968, the same year as Marion Motley, who was also born on June 5. The Colts won back-to-back championships in 19. He became one of the stars in an outstanding defense and was selected to five straight Pro Bowls, from 1953 through 1957. After the Texans franchise was moved to Baltimore in 1953 and became the second Baltimore Colts, Donovan played with that team. ![]() He started out with the first Baltimore Colts, who folded after his rookie season in 1950, followed by the New York Yanks in 1951, and their successor, the Dallas Texans, in 1952. In each of his first three seasons, Donovan played for a team which went out of business. After the war, he played college football at Boston College and graduated in 1950. He was stationed in the Pacific Theatre and took part in some of the conflict's fiercest engagements - such as the Battle of Luzon and the Battle of Iwo Jima. He spent four years in military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He is the son of Arthur Donovan, Sr., a famed boxing referee, and the grandson of Professor Mike Donovan, the world middleweight boxing champion in the 1870s.Īrt attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968. (born June 5, 1924) is a former American football defensive tackle, better known as Art Donovan, who played for three National Football League teams, most notably the Baltimore Colts. ![]()
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