Fatso

Fatso: Football When Men Were Really Men (1987) By Hall of Famer Arthur J. Donovan, Jr. and Bob Drury

A great book by one of the best players and one of the most interesting characters ever to have been a part of the NFL.

Donovan's father was a well known boxing referee.

Donovan was a member of the 1958 Baltimore Colts that won the championship in "The Greatest Game Ever Played."

Donovan was one of the players who stopped Gifford on the key fourth down play. Gifford has been telling us for decades that he made the first down and the refs blew the call. According to Donovan, not ony did Gifford fail to make the first down, he was not even close. I will take Donovan's word over that of the smarmy Gifford any day.

The book is a fascinating look at th NFL in the 1950s.