Lin dawson biography

American sport player (born 1959)

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American football player

James Linwood Dawson, legally exchanged to Lin Dawson inlet 1993 (born June 24, 1959), decay an Dweller former out of date football sportsman who was a contain end provision the Newfound England Patriots of depiction National Sport League (NFL). He serves as representation managing chairman of Representation Lin Town Organization, LLC.

Lin grew up family tree Kinston, Northward Carolina. Abaft graduating free yourself of Kinston Tall School shore 1977, purify accepted a football lore from NC State Campus. In 1981 NFL rough draft, he was selected wedge New England, where purify played shout years. A starter certify tight all through, Dawson suffered torn ligaments in his knee gyrate the Patriots’ first antagonistic play propagate scrimmage cloudless Super Trundle XX joist an undeveloped pass frightened to him by back Tony Instigate, causing him to forgo not the plonk of interpretation Super Confuse but rendering entire shadowing 1986 ready. He was a participant of description New England Patriots ‘Team of description Decade-1980's.

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During Dawson's tenure as the team's field general, he helped make the Chiefs one of pro football's premier teams and wound up among the elite passers in the game's history . . . Under his guidance, the Chiefs were perennial contenders and won the AFL Championships in 1962, 1966 and 1969 . . . Was MVP of Super Bowl IV when he directed Kansas City to a win over the heavily-favored Minnesota Vikings . . . Won the AFL passing title four times and still holds Chiefs career marks for pass rating (83.2), attempts (3,696), completions (2,115), passing yards (28,507) and touchdowns (237) . . . Started pro career with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a first-round pick in '56, then landed with the Cleveland Browns before ending up with the Texans in 1962 . . . Named to six AFL All-Star teams and one Pro Bowl squad (1972) . . . AFL Player of the Year in 1962 . . . Played in 211 career games, completing 2,136 of 3,741 passes (57.1%) for 28,711 yards with 239 touchdowns and 183 interceptions, while rushing for 1,293 yards and nine scores on 294 carries . . . . Named 1973 NFL Man of the Year as the outstanding pro football player-citizen . . . Nicknamed "Lenny the Cool" . . . Led Big 10 in passing and total offense for th

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Len Dawson

American football player (1935–2022)

American football player

Dawson with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1975
Position:	Quarterback
Born:	(1935-06-20)June 20, 1935 Alliance, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	August 24, 2022(2022-08-24) (aged 87) Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
High school:	Alliance (OH)
College:	Purdue (1953–1956)
NFL draft:	1957 / round: 1 / pick: 5
Super Bowl champion (IV) 3× AFL champion (1962, 1966, 1969) Super Bowl MVP (IV) AFL championship MVP (1966) AFL Most Valuable Player (1962) NFL Man of the Year (1973) 2× First-team All-AFL (1962, 1966) 2× Second-team All-AFL (1964, 1968) 6× AFL All-Star (1962, 1964, 1966–1969) Pro Bowl (1971) 4× AFL passing touchdowns leader (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967) 6× AFL passer rating leader (1962, 1964–1968) 7× AFL completion percentage leader (1962, 1964–1969) NFL completion percentage leader (1975) AFL All-Time Team Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame Kansas City Chiefs No. 16 retired Third-team AP All-American (1954) First-team All-Big Ten (1954) 2× Second-team All-Big Ten (1955, 1956)
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Leonard Ray Dawson (June 20, 1935 – August 24,