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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| All-Time Rank: #159. Curley Culp… #160. Ken Riley… #161. Pat Fischer… #162. ART DONOVAN… #163. Jim Kelly… #164. Cris Carter… #165. Champ Bailey… |
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1954 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1954 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1954 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1955 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1955 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1955 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1955 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1955 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1956 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1956 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1960 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |