Art Donovan

Athlete

1924-06-05 – 2013-08-04

American professional football player who was a Hall of Fame defensive tackle with the Baltimore Colts. He later became known for his media appearances and memoir work. He died in 2013.

Books by Art Donovan

The art of steampunk
View on Amazon

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

Quotes by Art Donovan

Broke my femur on a cruise with my wife in Italy. I'd walked back to my cabin after dinner with half a plate of spaghetti when I leaned in to open the door. Turns out it was already open, so I fell flat on my face like something from the Keystone Kops.
Read quote
You know you're big when you sit in the bathtub and the water in the toilet rises.
Read quote
I wouldn't want to go back over my life. I've done it all. I wouldn't have wanted to miss the Marine Corps. I wouldn't have wanted to miss the war. I wouldn't have missed college. Or playin' for the Colts. I got all the money I need. Five children. I got a truck. I have no regrets whatsoever.
Read quote
I don't eat vegetables. I only eat food like cheeseburgers, Spam, hot dogs and pizza.
Read quote
People tell me if I don't eat vegetables, I'm going to get scurvy. Well, what the hell. But I was never overweight as a player. There was a clause in my contract that said I had to weigh in at 270 every Friday morning. I always made it. I'd have dinner on Monday, and then I wouldn't eat until Friday.
Read quote
I came to my first Colts training camp in July of 1950, and it was murder, absolute murder. We had a coach named Clem Crow who must have been nuts. You got to remember that I'd been a Marine, had gone through basic training and spent 26 months in the Pacific during WWII, but the Marine drill instructors had nothing on Clem.
Read quote