Art Donovan, or Fatso, as his teammates affectionately called him, was a man with a larger-than-life personality--and a physique to match. The former Baltimore Colts defensive lineman, who played weighing up to 300 lb. (136 kg), could deliver a crushing tackle.
The Hall of Fame member, who died Aug. 4 at 89, had a career that started out inauspiciously. The Colts drafted him in 1950, but the team folded at the end of that season, and so did the next two teams he played for.
In 1953 the Colts and Donovan returned to Baltimore. He would play out the rest of...
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