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
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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.
Gamelogs may be incomplete for some seasons and players.
| Score | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Week | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Rec | Yds | RRTD | |||||||||
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Division | Dec 22, 1968 | box | L | KAN | @ | OAK | 6 | 41 | 17 | 36 | 253 | 0 | 4 | 7.0 | 47.2 | 31.1 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | Division | Dec 20, 1969 | box | W | KAN | @ | NYJ | 13 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 201 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 | 44.4 | 82.5 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | ConfChamp | Jan 4, 1970 | box | W | KAN | @ | OAK | 17 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 41.2 | 68.0 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | SuperBowl | Jan 11, 1970 | box | W | KAN | N | MIN | 23 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 142 | 1 | 1 | 8.4 | 70.6 | 90.8 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | Division | Sat | Dec 25, 1971 | box | L | KAN | MIA | 24 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 246 | 1 | 2 | 9.5 | 69.2 | 80.0 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 games | 66 | 123 | 971 | 3 | 7 | 7.9 | 53.7 | 64.1 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | |||||||||||||