Leonard Ray Dawson
Position: QB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: June 20, 1935 in Alliance , OH
College: Purdue
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1987
7-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1957 Draft
Tom Theisen sponsor(s) this page.
Len Dawson, my childhood idol. The greatest AFL QB of all-time, the stats prove that. When the modern QB ratings 1st came out, he was rated #1 all-time. Super Bowl IV MVP, Chiefs hero, a 7th son of a 7th son and an all-around nice guy.
Games with 100 yards rushing, 100 yards receiving, or 300 yards passing.
| Score | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Week | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Fri | Oct 12, 1962 | box | W | DTX | @ | BOS | 27 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 306 | 2 | 2 | 9.9 | 54.8 | 83.5 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Sat | Sep 7, 1963 | box | W | KAN | @ | DEN | 59 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 278 | 4 | 0 | 18.5 | 80.0 | 158.3 | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Sun | Oct 6, 1963 | box | W | KAN | HOU | 28 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 225 | 4 | 0 | 10.2 | 63.6 | 137.3 | |||||||||
| 4 | 14 | Sun | Dec 22, 1963 | box | W | KAN | NYJ | 48 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 222 | 4 | 1 | 11.1 | 65.0 | 121.2 | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | Sun | Oct 4, 1964 | box | W | KAN | HOU | 28 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 320 | 3 | 3 | 8.9 | 52.8 | 76.2 | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Sun | Nov 1, 1964 | box | W | KAN | DEN | 49 | 39 | 23 | 38 | 435 | 6 | 3 | 11.4 | 60.5 | 106.9 | |||||||||
| 7 | 8 | Sun | Nov 8, 1964 | box | W | KAN | OAK | 42 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 222 | 4 | 0 | 13.1 | 47.1 | 133.0 | |||||||||
| 8 | 13 | Sun | Dec 13, 1964 | box | W | KAN | @ | SDG | 49 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 220 | 4 | 0 | 7.9 | 60.7 | 125.0 | ||||||||
| 9 | 13 | Sun | Dec 12, 1965 | box | L | KAN | @ | BUF | 25 | 34 | 23 | 37 | 355 | 3 | 1 | 9.6 | 62.2 | 109.6 | ||||||||
| 10 | 3 | Sun | Sep 25, 1966 | box | W | KAN | @ | BOS | 43 | 24 | 20 | 32 | 291 | 5 | 1 | 9.1 | 62.5 | 118.6 | ||||||||
| 11 | 11 | Sun | Nov 20, 1966 | box | T | KAN | BOS | 27 | 27 | 25 | 38 | 324 | 2 | 1 | 8.5 | 65.8 | 99.0 | |||||||||
| 12 | 4 | Sun | Oct 8, 1967 | box | W | KAN | MIA | 41 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 250 | 5 | 0 | 10.9 | 56.5 | 134.1 | |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Sun | Oct 15, 1967 | box | L | KAN | @ | SDG | 31 | 45 | 24 | 37 | 364 | 1 | 3 | 9.8 | 64.9 | 72.4 | ||||||||
| 14 | 11 | Sun | Nov 17, 1968 | box | W | KAN | BOS | 31 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 333 | 3 | 3 | 10.7 | 54.8 | 85.2 | |||||||||
| 15 | 2 | Mon | Sep 28, 1970 | box | W | KAN | @ | BAL | 44 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 152 | 4 | 1 | 12.7 | 75.0 | 121.5 | ||||||||
| 16 | 9 | Sun | Nov 10, 1974 | box | L | KAN | SDG | 7 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 381 | 1 | 1 | 8.7 | 59.1 | 85.5 | |||||||||
| 17 | 11 | Sun | Nov 30, 1975 | box | L | KAN | @ | BAL | 14 | 28 | 25 | 36 | 307 | 2 | 2 | 8.5 | 69.4 | 90.9 | ||||||||