Art Donovan was an American football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He was born on June 5, 1924, in the Bronx, New York City. Donovan attended Mount St. Michael High School and later joined the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Following his military service, Donovan enrolled at Boston College where he played college football. More about Art Donovan
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Donovan was drafted by the New York Giants in the 22nd round of the 1950 NFL Draft. He played for the Giants from 1950 to 1952, and during that time, he became one of the most dominant defensive tackles in the league. In 1953, Donovan was traded to the Baltimore Colts, where he played for the next eight seasons. He was a part of the Colts team that won back-to-back NFL championships in 1958 and 1959. Donovan was selected to five Pro Bowls and was named to the All-Pro team three times.In total, we tracked 1253 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Art Donovan (Art Donovan autographed c.1953 Baltimore Colts sideline cape Lot 306) was sold in February 2016 for $1700.00 while the cheapest item (BEAUTIFUL ART DONOVAN SIGNED PHOTOCARD CERTIFIED) found a new owner for $0.15 in April 2008. The month with the most items sold (53) was August 2013 with an average selling price of $25.00 for an autographed item of Art Donovan. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2016 with $67.47 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.25 was May 2010. In average, an autographed item from Art Donovan is worth $14.99.
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'NFL 100 Greatest' Characters: Art Donovan (10/19/19): "NFL 100 Greatest" counts down the top 100 characters in NFL history, and former Baltimore Colts defensive tackle Art Donovan lands at No. 8.
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Bishop Madden speaks about Art Donovan (08/09/13): VIDEO from the memorial service of Baltimore legend Art Donovan.
VIDEO | Colts speak about Art Donovan (08/09/13): VIDEO interviews with Art Donovan's teammates prior to his memorial service.
VIDEO | Eulogy of Art Donovan (08/09/13): VIDEO from the funeral of Baltimore legend Art Donovan.
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Ring stolen from Colts' Art Donovan in 1977 returned (08/2011): Art Donovan's ring was taken during trip to Hong Kong in 1977 1958 NFL championship ring missing more than three decades