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RIP Art Donovan


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I lived in Baltimore the last 14 years. He would do radio interviews a few years ago often at these dinner time out at a restaurant thing. He would always be eating a pile of hot dogs or something like that. Funny guy every time.

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I was fortunate enough to have talked football with him for about 30-45 minutes. It was great talking about those days. Wonderful guy and a lot of fun!!

 

Little known fact: He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1949 (17th round, 131 overall). When the AAFC folded and they had their dispersal draft, Baltimore selected his rights from Buffalo after the third round (pick 40 overall). If the AAFC had stuck around another year, Donovan may have been a Buffalo Bill. The Giants drafted him in 1947.

 

Another little known fact: His first three seasons were with teams that folded: 1950 Baltimore Colts, 1951 New York Yanks, 1952 Dallas Texans. It was not until the second incarnation of the Baltimore Colts before his team lasted (until they moved to Indy).

 

R.I.P. Art.

 

Man that sucks, he could have been a BILL :doh:

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