Len Dawson was an American professional football quarterback who played 19 seasons in the National Football League and the American Football League. After three years with the Pittsburgh Steelers and two with the Cleveland Browns, he joined the Dallas Texans, who became the Kansas City Chiefs, in 1962 and spent the last 14 years of his career there. He led the AFL in completion percentage seven times, in passer rating six times and in touchdown passes four times, was named the league most valuable player in 1962, and guided the Chiefs to three AFL championships and a victory in Super Bowl IV, where he was named the game MVP. Nicknamed Lenny the Cool, he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
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Leonard Ray Dawson (June 20, 1935 – August 24, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs franchise
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guided the Chiefs to three AFL championships and the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl IV
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Leonard Ray Dawson (June 20, 1935, August 24, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs franchise
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He left the NFL in 1962 to sign with the AFL's Chiefs (then known as the Dallas Texans), where he spent the last 14 seasons of his career, and rejoined the NFL after the AFL-NFL merger.
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Leonard Ray Dawson (June 20, 1935, August 24, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs franchise
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Leonard Ray Dawson (June 20, 1935, August 24, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs franchise
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Leonard Ray Dawson (June 20, 1935, August 24, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs franchise
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guided the Chiefs to three AFL championships and the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl IV
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