Posted on 08/04/2013 6:09:50 PM PDT by massmike
I read his book...In it he talks about when he was in the Army he got hungry...raided the mess hall and got some Spam...He got caught and the mess sarge “made” him eat a whole case of Spam...He said it was like throwing the fox in the henhouse!!!
Art was interviewed on an HBO special about the men who made the NFL into an institution. He had great stories. Best one was about how much they drank back then:
He said he once tackled Bobby Layne [Detroit Lions QB] and while they were lying on the ground he could smell scotch on Layne’s breath.
Art said, “Jeez, Bobby, is that from last night?”
Bobby said, “Naw...I knocked off a couple at half-time.”
RIP.
Is this the time he sad he wanted to die by sitting under a tree and eating pizza until he exploded?
He was great on the NFL Films videos and shows over the years...a real character. RIP Mr Dononvan
What a riot.
He was the real life “Joe Rockhead”. LOL
I hope they have plenty of beer and cold cuts waiting for him up in heaven.
What a character, and he made it to 89.
RIP, Artie.
Glad someone posted this!
God bless Artie - Fatso - and the Baltimore Colts!
Good man and funny, blunt and honest guy.
Donovan dropped out of notre dame to join the marines in WW2. Was in the battle at Iwo Jima.
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