LEN DAWSONDawson, Leonard RayHeight: 6-0 Weight: 190 Born: June 20, 1935 Alliance, OH Died: August 24, 2022 High School: Alliance (OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Purdue | Freshmen Team |
| 1954 | Purdue | Lettered |
| 1955 | Purdue | Lettered |
| 1956 | Purdue | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (5th overall) 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 16 | QB-K | 6 | 1 |
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 16 | QB | 4 | 0 |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 16 | QB | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 18 | QB | 5 | 0 |
| 1961 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 18 | QB | 6 | 1 |
| 1962 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 16 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1963 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 16 | QB | 14 | 13 |
| 1964 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 16 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 16 | QB | 14 | 12 |
| 1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 16 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 16 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 16 | QB | 14 | 13 |
| 1969 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 16 | QB | 9 | 7 |
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 16 | QB | 14 | 12 |
| 1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 16 | QB | 14 | 13 |
| 1972 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 16 | QB | 14 | 12 |
| 1973 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 16 | QB | 8 | 6 |
| 1974 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 16 | QB | 14 | 8 |
| 1975 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 16 | QB | 12 | 5 |
| 19 Years (NFL) | 216 | 159 |
| AWARDS |
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| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||
| 1963 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||
| 1964 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||
| 1965 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||
| 1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 54 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 38 | 252 | 6.6 | 22 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1963 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 37 | 272 | 7.4 | 43t | 2 | ||||
| 1964 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 40 | 89 | 2.2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 43 | 142 | 3.3 | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 24 | 167 | 7.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 20 | 40 | 2.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 15 | 75 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 294 | 1293 | 4.4 | 43t | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | G20+ | G40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 25 | 6.3 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69.8 | ||
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 3 | 11 | 1.8 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 4 | 60 | 8.6 | 20.0 | 32 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 0 | 113.1 | |||
| 1960 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 5 | 23 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 0 | 65.9 | |||
| 1961 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 5 | 85 | 5.7 | 12.1 | 17t | 1 | 6.7 | 3 | 20.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | ||
| 1962 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 310 | 189 | 61.0 | 104 | 2759 | 8.9 | 14.6 | 92t | 29 | 9.4 | 17 | 5.5 | 98.3 | |||||
| 1963 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 352 | 190 | 54.0 | 143 | 2389 | 6.8 | 12.6 | 82t | 26 | 7.4 | 19 | 5.4 | 77.5 | |||||
| 1964 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 354 | 199 | 56.2 | 137 | 2879 | 8.1 | 14.5 | 72t | 30 | 8.5 | 18 | 5.1 | 89.9 | |||||
| 1965 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 305 | 163 | 53.4 | 128 | 2262 | 7.4 | 13.9 | 67t | 21 | 6.9 | 14 | 4.6 | 81.3 | |||||
| 1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 284 | 159 | 56.0 | 115 | 2527 | 8.9 | 15.9 | 89t | 26 | 9.2 | 10 | 3.5 | 101.7 | |||||
| 1967 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 357 | 206 | 57.7 | 134 | 2651 | 7.4 | 12.9 | 71t | 24 | 6.7 | 17 | 4.8 | 20 | 68 | 83.7 | |||
| 1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 224 | 131 | 58.5 | 84 | 2109 | 9.4 | 16.1 | 92t | 17 | 7.6 | 9 | 4.0 | 18 | 162 | 98.6 | |||
| 1969 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 166 | 98 | 59.0 | 55 | 1323 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 55t | 9 | 5.4 | 13 | 7.8 | 13 | 89 | 69.9 | |||
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 262 | 141 | 53.8 | 107 | 1876 | 7.2 | 13.3 | 61t | 13 | 5.0 | 14 | 5.3 | 34 | 277 | 71.0 | |||
| 1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 301 | 167 | 55.5 | 121 | 2504 | 8.3 | 15.0 | 82 | 15 | 5.0 | 13 | 4.3 | 30 | 303 | 81.6 | |||
| 1972 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 305 | 175 | 57.4 | 118 | 1835 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 44 | 13 | 4.3 | 12 | 3.9 | 28 | 255 | 72.8 | |||
| 1973 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 101 | 66 | 65.3 | 30 | 725 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 48 | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 14 | 104 | 72.4 | |||
| 1974 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 235 | 138 | 58.7 | 84 | 1573 | 6.7 | 11.4 | 84t | 7 | 3.0 | 13 | 5.5 | 25 | 199 | 65.8 | |||
| 1975 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 140 | 93 | 66.4 | 43 | 1095 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 51 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 2.9 | 23 | 196 | 90.0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 3741 | 2136 | 57.1 | 1422 | 28711 | 7.7 | 13.4 | 92t | 239 | 6.4 | 183 | 4.9 | 205 | 1728 | 0 | 0 | 82.6 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 1963 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1964 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1965 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 | |
| 1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 0 | |
| 1972 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| 1974 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| 1975 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 84 | 15 | 0 | 15 | -23 | 0 |
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