Art was a treasure. I hate football, but I could listen to Art telling football stories all day.

Don't forget his WW2 service. Dude was a battle hardened marine. Fought at Iwo Jima and Luzon.

@hankochai

7 ай бұрын

Semper Fi 🫡

He's a really good guest through the years. Doesn't get offended by jokes or the audience laughing at him. He has good stories and seems happy to be there.

Besides the swim club he owned he also owned a small liquor store around the corner from my house. In the 70's when I was a boy I'd go there with my dad and he would be in there sitting in rocking chair in the middle of the store holding court, saying hi to all the customers. He was really cool.

@misisipimike8020

3 жыл бұрын

I believe he mentions the liquor store in the first appearance

@zazzyman

3 жыл бұрын

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@leonardshevlin7260

3 жыл бұрын

I drank a couple beers in the back room of that store.

@jamesanthony5681

2 жыл бұрын

He must have had some good stories

@captainscentsible1811

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesanthony5681 all these sports guys did, i went to h.s with a MLB player who played with cal ripkin jr. He had some good stories as well. But nothing like art

I never knew who Art was until this collection. What a great guy!!

@joannasunday

2 жыл бұрын

Except for the punching a camel story. But i know he didn't really.

I'm from Sweden and here we watch football with the round ball. I don't even know what a full back is, but man this guy can tell a story

Years ago I was traveling in my car when by chance I caught an interview with Art Donavon on the radio. Didn't know who he was at that time, but his hilarious stories had me in stitches the whole time. A pleasure to catch him again after all these years. Old time football at its best. A one of a kind legend and great story teller. My boss and head chef at Fat Canary Restaurant (Williamsburg, VA) said he got to meet him when he was a youngster.

Art Donovan sure is entertaining. Excellent guest for Dave.

I remember watching him back in the 70s & 80s. He was hilarious 😂

Anyone else notice that the band usually plays a Donovan song when Art comes out.

@kendaniels2179

3 жыл бұрын

In the word of Merv Albert: "Yes!"

pure Americana. Thanks, Don! ♥️

What was great about Art was that he didn't hold back and said what he thought.

He almost lived to be 90, pretty good considering his lifestyle

@captainscentsible1811

2 жыл бұрын

At this weight.or he lost some after this ? Yes that's very hard to believe .wow. Now if you tell me he was a heavy smoker I may not believe it

@johnl5350

2 жыл бұрын

It definitely happens. Risk factors aren't deterministic. Just look at Keith Richards.

@robertsprouse9282

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnl5350, risk factors are only partially deterministic. He was born at 17 lbs, and that means his heart was large, and his lungs, and therefore, his lung capacity was, too.. That probably saved him from going at 65..He got another 20-25 years out of it because his body could compensate and handle the strain. As for his "aw I don't care" modesty. He was truly being modest. He received two distinguished medals in WW2, earning the ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL, AND THE PHILIPPINES LIBERATION MEDAL. He was an ammo loader on aircraft carriers, and fought in both IWO JIMA AND LUZON. His boxing stories were also on the mark because he was the grandson of the WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMP of the 1870's, and his dad ART SR. was a boxing instructor, and a Hall of Fame boxing referee, too. Art himself also, I believe, did some GOLDEN GLOVES boxing when he was younger. He also enlisted and left NOTRE DAME, only to go to BOSTON COLLEGE after the war. He is in the MARINES SPORTS HALL OF FAME. And, his NFL career was extraordinary= 1950'S ALL DECADE TEAM(BALT. A TEAM THAT FOLDED, NY YANKS A TEAM THAT MOVED, NFL DALLAS TEXANS, AND FINALLY BACK TO BALTIMORE after DALLAS folded and his contract along with many of his teammates was bought by BALTY'S SECOND COLTS VERSION.), 4 YEARS IN A ROW ALL-PRO LIST FIRST TEAM, TWO SECOND-TEAM NODS, FIVE STRAIGHT PRO BOWL GAMES. Remember, his rookie season as a 22nd round pick in slot 204(akin to a seventh round pick today), was as a 26 year old after his war service. So, in 1960 when he made second team all-pro, he was 36 years old.. I think the thing that people loved about him was his unpretentious tell it like it is, politically incorrect candor. Today, he would've been forced to sell his country club and would've had politician Goodell barring him from attending NFL sponsored functions. Imagine that bleepin snob STEVIE COLD BEAR interviewing him. He would never be invited on. But, if COLD BEAR did, Stevie would dress him down with condescending lectures. And, then maybe ART would have rearranged that smart arse grill of STEVIE, BAM! Lol.. right on the spot. Now, I would pay to see that. Art also was on CARSON, and did cartoon voiceovers, too on NICKELODEON.. People loved him and rightfully so, but he was not someone that worshipped his mirror's reflection. By the way, his book was a best seller. He was the genuine article.. No doubt about it..and people starving for something genuine, loved him for that.

The stories repeat but there funny each time! God bless Art Donovan

This was a great video. I watched the whole recording in one sitting. Art Donovan was great guest and someone I will never forget.

Was thinking of these segments when I heard of Tony Sirigusa's passing yesterday. Goose could've/should've been this generation's Art Donovan, but other than Conan, none of today's late show hosts could've handled him like Dave or Johnny with Art.

we had a football coach /history teacher that eerily resembled Mr Donovan! RIP Al Saner, point boro hs. point pleasant NJ.

Love this kat. Wished to GOD we had many more of these people from the days I grew up around. Bless to all, Eric, Chattanooga, Tn. PS. OF COURSE, THANK YOU DON !!!

My all-time favorite guest. God bless your dear soul for this compilation, sir.

Art is the KING. One of the best autobiographies I've ever read

@FIXTREME

3 жыл бұрын

King of the Ring :P

we need more art donovan's

Thank you for posting this. I appreciate all the work that went into compiling this magnificent collection of Art's stories. HE IS A TRUE GEM.

Thank you for these. I can remember sneaking and staying up late to watch letterman. Art was the best!

He was top five for sure. Other top five: Richard Simmons, Siskel and Ebert, Teri Garr, and Super Dave.

@JakeMabe1

4 жыл бұрын

And, somewhere just below them, Charles Grodin!

@paystarbuzzy

4 жыл бұрын

Y'all are talking about top five returning guests; that is now apparent, but that post initially reminded me of when he interviewed a nineteen year old Wayne Gretzky. That was my fave.

@jaliscodiss

4 жыл бұрын

Howard Stern was also a regular on Letterman in the 80s

@bigroy38

4 жыл бұрын

Jerry Lawler,& Andy Kaufman.

@kipclark1

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigroy38 Brother Theodore, Kaufmann, Garr, Norm, Art Donovan my personal top 5 of his guests

I must have missed Art, was working alot in the 80's and 90's, he's hilarious, thanks for posting this

1 hour and 48 min interview he was on fire! He reminds me of my grandfather. The same old stories some how get funnier the more you hear em. :)

I'm from Baltimore and was always stoked that Dave had him on so much....Local legend

I remember the Sherman Plunkett he talked about. He was an offensive lineman with the Jets when Joe Namath played.

Love Art's appearances!!!! What i remember of them is that he usually got bleeped at least once per appearance and usually mentioned that he likes hot dogs and beer.

The mind boggles can you imagine someone like Fallon trying to interview Art? Even Colbert comes across as a siamese cat compared to Dave.

@PittsburghMarky

3 жыл бұрын

Stop insulting siamese cats.

@MalunoMcSketch

3 жыл бұрын

Conan could do it

@user-pu2cj3no5f

5 ай бұрын

Colbert knows nothing of sports.

Poetry comes out of this man's mouth.

Nothing short of brilliant how Tank attributes his size to being "out of shape" as a17 pound newborn.

@robertsprouse9282

2 жыл бұрын

You mean BULLDOG..TANK was Tank Younger. Art was "BULLDOG".

Art Donovan is a classic!

What a character. I love seeing how enchanted Dave is with him.

You know you're a badass when you just make an offhand joke about that time you almost died fighting in the greatest, most important conflict in world history...and go right back to telling drinking stories.

First time watching. This guy was a character! What did people think of him back then?

@johnl5350

2 жыл бұрын

Judging by the viewer mail in the second segment and his comments about his first appearance they loved him.

shout out to paul for playing Donovan's Mellow Yellow lol

I like how they play Mellow yellow by Donovan Leitch for Art Donovan lol

51:37 - Great story. This is one of the reasons Donovan was such a fun guest. Cool moment as well at the end, the respect he shows Dave, patting him on the shoulder.

If you hadn't read his book "Fatso" do so, it's hilarious!

If everyone watched this video, world peace would occur.

Art was hilarious.

What a joyful spirit!

Perfect guest- story after story

Art should have been Dave's Ed McMahon... I love this

Muddy Waters sang a song called I’m A Man , was written for this guy ! So good .

All jokes aside Art was a man who could tackle the running back up the middle as good as any who ever played.

"How much does this guy weigh?!"

@bryanweis

5 жыл бұрын

his book says 340

@Shaner373

4 жыл бұрын

@@bryanweis he was quoting his wrestling commentary at king of the ring lol

@nascarfan88ta

3 жыл бұрын

Jeez, look at the size of this guy

@markevans7937

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shaner373 the worst commentated event of all time, lol. King of the Ring 1994. Art knew NOTHING, lol.

@Shaner373

2 жыл бұрын

@@markevans7937 worst/best

"If you get drunk, go to bed!" 🛏🌙 words to live by.

Rodney Dangerfield's Brother From A Different Mother...love him...

Omg this guy!!! Love him!

art and dave were a great team

The Bronx's pride and Joy

Love Him!

A "natural" comedian and genuine of that generation. A combination of Abbott and Costello and Jackie Gleason and Art Carney. Positively uncanny and hilarious !!!

When men were men, and weren’t ashamed to be men.

11:11 Fantastic.

Art’s dad was a famous boxing referee.

THE ONE AND ONLY MR.FOOTBALL

He sounds like frosty the snowman I could listen to his stories all day.

His distain for Don Shula is absolutely hilarious. Shula had all of us bullshitted.

A great great great man

For some reason old sports guys have wild story's and great sense of humors. I bet it felt great for dave not carrying the show

I was listening to Donovan while making a snack, reminded of Rodney D

I bought his book, hardcover, FATSO. Had to. Great stories,

@seagullpoet

2 жыл бұрын

1:09:30 - my dad was his Spanish tutor.

@robertsprouse9282

2 жыл бұрын

@@seagullpoet, lol..I wouldn't be surprised.

I'm pretty sure there's a pony in the audience starting around 1:58:00

Dave's wince at 11:13 hilarious

I miss this man!! He was such a character!! God bless "FATSO" !!

From Baltimore, season ticket holder 1996-2007. Ironically we won a Super Bowl long before Indianapolis.

@kwasimensah6013

6 ай бұрын

1971

1:04:55 who dressed Dave? The small end of his necktie is a couple of inches below the wider front side.

Art was hilarious. Somehow he made all these appearances on Letterman telling the same 5 stories. How many times did he tell the flunking Spanish in college joke? LOL

34:56 I don’t trust a living soul and I walk carefully around the dead.

At the beginning he was in his 50's and at the end he was 69 and you could see he was older but thinner!

what episode is the thumnail from??

@dongiller

5 жыл бұрын

The very end of September 5, 1991 (#13). I chose that image because I thought it was great.

@JMFabiano

2 жыл бұрын

And how much does it weigh?

@robertsprouse9282

2 жыл бұрын

@@JMFabiano, its humongous, like your ego.

Don, what’s the story on the unaired clip? Why wasn’t it used?

@dongiller

10 ай бұрын

The show, and all other prime-time programming that evening, was preempted due to the start of the Iraq War. Network coverage continued nonstop on the second day, Thursday, January 17. No Late Night was taped that day. Regular programming resumed on Friday, January 18. A new Late Night was taped that day. It then aired for around three minutes until NBC News cut in for more war coverage. The show aired uninterrupted on the West Coast. The following week was planned repeats. But that Friday, the previous Friday show aired in place of the scheduled repeat on January 25. The West Coast aired the scheduled repeat. I acquired a dub of the unaired January 16, 1991, show in 2002. The source tape was subsequently lost. NBC never had it in its archives. So for the next 21 years, I was the only person who had it. When requested this year, I shared it with the folks managing the official Letterman Channel. I figured 21 years was time enough.

@MichelleUS66

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the information, Don. (Yet another reason why your channel is one of my favorites!)

@dongiller

10 ай бұрын

Aw, thanks. :)

55.35, the famous chicken eating contest.

Hey Don Giller, I'm curious to know, who's your all time favourite guest?

@dongiller

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe Michael Keaton.

Nothing like OG football

Eye gauging was in my team sport too, don't teach young boys self defense!

How much does this guy weight?

Merv Albert, brutal!

Artie's father was referre for many of JOE LEWIS'S TITTLE FIGHTS AT THE GARDEN. IN NYC!

Shula can walk on water in Miami he must have hit a stump in the Super Bowl 😅

how much does this guy weigh?

So for the last 20 until he died in 2013, hadn't shown on Letterman???

@dongiller

3 жыл бұрын

That’s why there’s a Part 2 - kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2edttueaJOxe5M.html

@friendsoftheamazonjungle

3 жыл бұрын

@@dongiller tks brother just found it 🙏✌️👍👊🎁

Why did #12 never air?

@dongiller

5 жыл бұрын

It was taped but preempted for national news coverage of the first day of the Gulf War.

@jedblaugrund597

5 жыл бұрын

@@dongiller Curious...what else was on that show that was not aired? Was the show just shelved? If so, it would be awesome to see it!

@dongiller

5 жыл бұрын

The entire show was shelved. Also in it was the last peace Through Dramatzation Players skit, which I included in this compilation: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZqOn2LCBeZS9YbA.html Also a very drunk John Hurt.

He called the Raiders, the Raiders won 38-9.

This guy is a laugh a minute. Very entertaining.

How much does that fella weigh?

@dongiller

Жыл бұрын

Much less now.

@Leafman67

Жыл бұрын

@@dongiller Well that’s not fair! The other guy, the other fella only weighs half the amount!

@senorfish2503

9 ай бұрын

Look at the size of that guy gorilla, how much does he weigh?

On local Baltimore broadcasts, for some reason, Artie used to really have it in for Cowboys' quarterback Danny White for being "cock-eyed". Like how can he see the field? And stuff like that. He would have the other guys on the show doubled over with laughter. Here he gets another shot in on White by criticizing the Colts' quarterback Gary Hogeboom who was the Cowboys' back-up the year before because he couldn't beat out a cock-eyed guy for the starting job.

Gur only had about six story's.

How much does this guy weigh?

If trenbologna came in pill form back then, i get the feeling that's what he was given. 4 weeks of no sleep is a bit scary haa

@robertsprouse9282

2 жыл бұрын

He changed it to 4 days later..GREENIES were standard issue back then, in all sports.

How much does this guy weigh? - Art Donovan

N.F.L royalty

How much does this fella way?

@1962dude

3 жыл бұрын

340

@robertsprouse9282

2 жыл бұрын

Better question: When did you flunk spelling?

Who is dis, Anotha wrestla?

@sinicalypse

3 жыл бұрын

How much does he weigh?

@JMFabiano

2 жыл бұрын

Who's the fella with the American flag?

@robertsprouse9282

2 жыл бұрын

@@JMFabiano , your parole officer..

60 million chinamen!

Art was a classic. But also one bad ass football player. Hall of Fame. RIP Bulldog.