Len Dawson

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American football player (1935-2022)

United States AthletesLived 1935 to 2022 · aged 87

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Photos 6

Dawson versus Wisconsin, 1956

Dawson during a game against the Denver Broncos

Dawson (center) being tackled by the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I, January 1967

Dawson's #16 jersey exhibited at the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Dawson at a Purdue Alumni Game in 2019

Teams 3

Kansas City Chiefs1962-1975

Cleveland Browns1960-1961

Pittsburgh Steelers1957-1959

Awards 2

1973Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

Pro Football Hall of Fame

Connected to Len 6

Robert TowneAlso in Personal Best (1982)

Luana AndersAlso in Personal Best (1982)

Robin SherwoodAlso in The Love Butcher (1975)

Dave WangAlso in Personal Best (1982)

Larry PennellAlso in Personal Best (1982)

David GeffenAlso in Personal Best (1982)

About this person

Leonard Ray Dawson was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs franchise. After playing college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, Dawson began his NFL career in 1957, spending three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and two with the Cleveland Browns. He left the NFL in 1962 to sign with the AFL's Chiefs, where he spent the last 14 seasons of his career, and rejoined the NFL after the AFL-NFL merger.

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United States