1 posted on
08/04/2013 6:09:50 PM PDT by
massmike
To: massmike
2 posted on
08/04/2013 6:12:49 PM PDT by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: massmike
Prayer for the family..he was a hoot!!!!
3 posted on
08/04/2013 6:13:40 PM PDT by
GregB
(I am voting for Sarah Palin in 2016..period!!!!)
To: massmike
Another American icon dies. We're running out of them.
RIP Mr. Donovan.
4 posted on
08/04/2013 6:17:44 PM PDT by
FlingWingFlyer
(ObamaCare is just commie DemocRAT code for genocide.)
To: massmike
At least Donovan lived a truly full life. Very few ex-NFL players make it to their 60’s.
5 posted on
08/04/2013 6:22:20 PM PDT by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's economic cure)
To: massmike
I had no idea he was still alive! I remember his all too rare appearances on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson. He was hilarious and a great story teller.
RIP, Mr. Donovan.
Mark
6 posted on
08/04/2013 6:22:22 PM PDT by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: massmike
God rest his soul.9 posted on
08/04/2013 6:28:24 PM PDT by
onyx
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10 posted on
08/04/2013 6:29:26 PM PDT by
onyx
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To: massmike
I read his book Fasto long time ago.
Trivial fact: Art Donovan’s father was Arthur Donovan Sr. who was a great boxing referee who I believed refereed the second Louis/Schmeling fight.
Art Donovan seemed like one of those people who had fun no matter what he was doing or where he was at. Hope that your at the food buffet in heaven right now, Art. RIP.
To: massmike
15 posted on
08/04/2013 6:40:26 PM PDT by
NonValueAdded
("When there is no penalty for failure, failures proliferate." George F. Will)
To: massmike
Never saw him play but he was quite a character when I’d see him on TV. I did read a book about the famous championships game between the Colts & Giants in 1958 or so and he was quote in that book. In a way it seems pretty amazing he even lived to be 89.
To: massmike
I met the man as a kid. Went to one of his daughter’s birthday parties circa early 1970s. He was “the man,” a real character at all times.
18 posted on
08/04/2013 7:29:55 PM PDT by
Travis McGee
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To: massmike
I loved the guy - Now he’s in the real hall of fame.
20 posted on
08/04/2013 7:53:31 PM PDT by
Mike Darancette
(Fight the culture of nothing.)
To: massmike
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.”
22 posted on
08/04/2013 8:31:17 PM PDT by
Lmo56
(If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
To: massmike
To: massmike
He was great on the NFL Films videos and shows over the years...a real character. RIP Mr Dononvan
25 posted on
08/04/2013 9:43:53 PM PDT by
SeminoleCounty
(Difference between George Zimmerman and Al Sharpton is that Sharpton woulda let honky family burn)
To: massmike
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.
27 posted on
08/04/2013 10:33:33 PM PDT by
dfwgator
To: massmike
28 posted on
08/04/2013 10:41:57 PM PDT by
Cyman
To: massmike
Glad someone posted this!
God bless Artie - Fatso - and the Baltimore Colts!
Good man and funny, blunt and honest guy.
29 posted on
08/05/2013 9:37:04 AM PDT by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: massmike
Donovan dropped out of notre dame to join the marines in WW2. Was in the battle at Iwo Jima.
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