American football player and executive (born 1966)
Mark Donovan Kansas City Chiefs Title President Personal information Born (1966-02-15 ) February 15, 1966 (age 59) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , U.S.Career information College Brown (1984–1987)NFL draft 1988 : undraftedPosition Quarterback Career history Playing
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Mark Donovan (born February 15, 1966) is the team president of theKansas City Chiefs . Donovan was born inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania , and graduated fromBrown University in 1988, where he was a quarterback and team captain. He completed 120 of 239 passes for 1,777 yards in the 1986 season and 61 of 143 for 747 yards in the 1987 season.[ 1]
He signed as a free agent with theNew York Giants .[ 2] From 1997 to 1999 he was director of sales and marketing for theNational Hockey League (NHL).[ 3]
From 1999 to 2003 he was senior director marketing and sales for theNational Football League (NFL).[ 4] From 2003 to 2009 he was senior vice president/operations for thePhiladelphia Eagles where he focused on bringing events toLincoln Financial Field .[ 5]
Donovan joined the Chiefs in 2009, becomingchief operating officer .[ 3] In January 2011, he became president of the Chiefs.[ 3] In the 2019 season, Donovan won his first Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated theSan Francisco 49ers 31–20 inSuper Bowl LIV . In the 2022 season, Donovan won his second Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated thePhiladelphia Eagles 38–35 inSuper Bowl LVII .[ 6] In the 2023 season, Donovan won his third Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25–22 inSuper Bowl LVIII .[ 7]
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Asterisk (*) denotes a president performing the duties de facto either under a different title or in addition to other roles
Franchise Stadiums Key personnel Culture Lore Rivalries Wild card berths (10) Division championships (17) Conference championships (5) League championships (5) Retired numbers Media Current league affiliations Former league affiliation
Willis Richardson (1899) Henry Pratt (1900) Earl Sprackling (1909–1911)George Crowther (1912)Jimmy Jemail (1915)Clair Purdy (1919)Roy Randall (1926)John McLaughry (1940)Jay Pattee (1943)Carl Leone Jr. (1950) Frank Finney (1956–1958) Nicholas Pannes (1959) Nelson Rohrbach (1960–1961) James Dunda (1962–1964) Robert Hall (1965–1966) John McMahon (1966) Harold Phillips (1967) Bryan Marini (1968–1969) Robert Flanders (1970) Bob Zink (1971) Pete Beatrice (1972–1974) Bob Bateman (1975)Paul Michalko (1976) Mark Whipple (1977–1978)Larry Carbone (1979–1980) Hank Landers (1981) Joe Potter (1982–1983) Steve Kettleberger (1984–1985) Mark Donovan (1986–1987)Danny Clark (1988–1989) Mike Lenkaitis (1990) Jeff Barrett (1991) Bill Pienias (1992) Trevor Yankoff (1993) Jason McCullough (1994–1996) James Perry (1997–1999)Eric Webber (2000) Kyle Rowley (2001)Kyle Slager (2002–2003) Joe DiGiacomo (2004–2006) Michael Dougherty (2007–2008) Kyle Newhall-Caballero (2009, 2011) Joe Springer (2010) Patrick Donnelly (2012–2013) Marcus Fuller (2014–2015) Thomas Linta (2016–2017) Michael McGovern (2018) E. J. Perry (2019, 2021)Jake Wilcox (2022–2023)