Arthur "The Bulldog" Donovan, Jr. 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. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968. 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. Art attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx. He spent four years in military service with the United States Marine Corps during WW II before playing college football at... Boston College. He graduated in 1950. In each of his first three seasons, Donovan played for a team which went out of business. 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. After the Texans franchise was moved to Baltimore in 1953 and became the Colts, Donovan played with that team.. He became one of the stars in an outstanding defense and was selected to five straight Pro Bowls, from 1953 through 1957.
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| Birthdate: | June 5, 1925 |
| Birthplace: | The Bronx |
| Age: | 86 |
| All Positions Played: | Defensive tackle |
| Education: | Boston College |
| Also known as: | Arthur "The Bulldog" Donovan, Jr |