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Art Donovan

Arthur James Donovan Jr.

Position: DT-T
Height: 6-2    Weight: 263 lbs.

Born: June 5, 1925 in Bronx, NY
College: Notre Dame, Boston Col.   (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 22nd round (204th overall) of the 1947 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 89 (267th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1968

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 23, 2013 9:25PM
All-Time Rank: #159. Curley Culp… #160. Ken Riley… #161. Pat Fischer… #162. ART DONOVAN… #163. Jim Kelly… #164. Cris Carter… #165. Champ Bailey… 

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1950 25 BAL RDT 49 12 0 0 2 0 0 4
1951 26 NYY LDT 39 12 0 0 1 0 0 5
1952 27 DTX LDT 70 6 1 4
1953* 28 BAL LDT 70 12 0 0 2 0 0 1 8
1954*+ 29 BAL LDT 70 11 13
1955*+ 30 BAL LDT 70 12 12
1956*+ 31 BAL LDT 70 11 11
1957*+ 32 BAL LDT 70 12 0 0 1 0 0 13
1958 33 BAL LDT 70 12 15
1959 34 BAL LDT 70 12 0 0 1 0 0 6
1960 35 BAL LDT 70 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 14
1961 36 BAL LDT 70 14 6
Career 138 13 0 0 8 0 0 1 111
9 yrs BAL 108 12 0 0 5 0 0 1 98
1 yr BAL 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
1 yr NYY 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 5

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1953* 28 BAL LDT 70 12 1 2
Career 138 1 2

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7 Jerry Ball, Marcus Stroud, John Dutton, Trent Cole, Tom Sestak, Gary Johnson, Curley Culp*, Charlie Krueger, Vince Wilfork, Rich Jackson
8 Gary Johnson, Marcus Stroud, Jerry Ball, Larry Brooks, Louie Kelcher, John Dutton, Curley Culp*, Al Baker, Fred Smerlas, Dwight Freeney
9 Don Colo, Larry Brooks, Chester McGlockton, Dwight Freeney, Curley Culp*, Fred Dryer, Doug Atkins*, Gary Johnson, Michael Carter, Fred Smerlas
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12 Bob Gain, Larry Brooks, Fred Smerlas, Chester McGlockton, Bryant Young, Ray Childress, Harvey Martin, La'Roi Glover, Jim Marshall, Fred Dryer
Career Bob Gain, Larry Brooks, Ray Childress, Harvey Martin, Chester McGlockton, La'Roi Glover, Fred Smerlas, Trevor Pryce, Gary Johnson, Michael Dean Perry

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957

First-Team All-Pro
1954
1955
1956
1957

Safeties
1953 NFL 1 (1/18)
Career 1 (72)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19541st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19542nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19542nd TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19541st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19551st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19551st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19551st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19551st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19551st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19561st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19561st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19562nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19561st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19562nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19571st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19571st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19571st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19571st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19571st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19582nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19582nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19581st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19582nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19602nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press