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QB · #0 · Kansas City Chiefs

Leonard Dawson

Born 1935 6'0" · 190 lb Purdue Undrafted 1957 – 1975 · 19 Seasons

  • 1× SB MVP
  • 1× Pro Bowl
  • HOF Hall of Fame

Career with playoffs

219 Games 19 seasons
1,396 Rush Yds 6.37 / game
9 Rush TD 0.04 / game
315 Car
4.4 Y/C
0 1st Down

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 31 1957'57
  2. -1 1958'58
  3. 20 1959'59
  4. 0 1960'60
  5. -10 1961'61
  6. 278 1962'62
  7. 272 1963'63
  8. 89 1964'64
  9. 142 1965'65
  10. 219 1966'66
  11. 68 1967'67
  12. 49 1968'68
  13. 19 1969'69
  14. 46 1970'70
  15. 24 1971'71
  16. 75 1972'72
  17. 40 1973'73
  18. 28 1974'74
  19. 7 1975'75
  1. 0 1957'57
  2. 0 1958'58
  3. 0 1959'59
  4. 0 1960'60
  5. 0 1961'61
  6. 3 1962'62
  7. 2 1963'63
  8. 2 1964'64
  9. 2 1965'65
  10. 0 1966'66
  11. 0 1967'67
  12. 0 1968'68
  13. 0 1969'69
  14. 0 1970'70
  15. 0 1971'71
  16. 0 1972'72
  17. 0 1973'73
  18. 0 1974'74
  19. 0 1975'75
  1. 3 1957'57
  2. 2 1958'58
  3. 4 1959'59
  4. 1 1960'60
  5. 1 1961'61
  6. 43 1962'62
  7. 37 1963'63
  8. 40 1964'64
  9. 43 1965'65
  10. 32 1966'66
  11. 20 1967'67
  12. 22 1968'68
  13. 7 1969'69
  14. 11 1970'70
  15. 12 1971'71
  16. 15 1972'72
  17. 6 1973'73
  18. 11 1974'74
  19. 5 1975'75
  1. 10.3 1957'57
  2. -0.5 1958'58
  3. 5.0 1959'59
  4. 0.0 1960'60
  5. -10.0 1961'61
  6. 6.5 1962'62
  7. 7.4 1963'63
  8. 2.2 1964'64
  9. 3.3 1965'65
  10. 6.8 1966'66
  11. 3.4 1967'67
  12. 2.2 1968'68
  13. 2.7 1969'69
  14. 4.2 1970'70
  15. 2.0 1971'71
  16. 5.0 1972'72
  17. 6.7 1973'73
  18. 2.5 1974'74
  19. 1.4 1975'75

Latest games · 1975

  1. W2 L 24–30 1 car · -2 yds– TD
  2. W3 L 3–20 1 car · 0 yds– TD
  3. W10 W 24–21 2 car · 0 yds– TD
  4. @ W11 L 14–28 1 car · 9 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1962 278 yds · 3 TD
Most TDs 1962 3 TD · 43 car

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