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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD AV Awards
1957 22 PIT NFL QB 3 1 0-1-0 2 4 50.0 25 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 6.3 6.25 12.5 8.3 69.8 1 0 0
1958 23 PIT NFL QB 4 0 1 6 16.7 11 0 0.0 2 33.3 11 1.8 -13.17 11.0 2.8 0.0 11 0 0
1959 24 PIT NFL QB 12 0 3 7 42.9 60 1 14.3 0 0.0 32 8.6 11.43 20.0 5.0 113.1 20 0 0
1960 25 CLE NFL QB 2 0 8 13 61.5 23 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 1.8 1.77 2.9 11.5 65.9 1 24 7.14 -0.07 -0.07 0 0 0
1961 26 CLE NFL QB 7 1 1-0-0 7 15 46.7 85 1 6.7 3 20.0 17 5.7 -2.00 12.1 12.1 47.2 3 19 16.67 3.67 -2.72 0 0 0
1962 27 DTX AFL QB 14 14 11-3-0 189 310 61.0 2759 29 9.4 17 5.5 92 8.9 8.30 14.6 197.1 98.3 41 361 11.68 6.83 6.30 0 1 18 PB,AP-1
1963 28 KAN AFL QB 14 13 5-7-1 190 352 54.0 2389 26 7.4 19 5.4 82 6.8 5.84 12.6 170.6 77.5 28 263 7.37 5.59 4.71 1 0 12
1964 29 KAN AFL QB 14 14 7-7-0 199 354 56.2 2879 30 8.5 18 5.1 72 8.1 7.54 14.5 205.6 89.9 36 383 9.23 6.40 5.86 1 1 13 PB,AP-2
1965 30 KAN AFL QB 14 12 6-4-2 163 305 53.4 2262 21 6.9 14 4.6 67 7.4 6.73 13.9 161.6 81.3 28 247 8.41 6.05 5.42 1 1 10
1966 31 KAN AFL QB 14 14 11-2-1 159 284 56.0 2527 26 9.2 10 3.5 89 8.9 9.14 15.9 180.5 101.7 23 227 7.49 7.49 7.72 1 1 16 PB,AP-1
1967 32 KAN AFL QB 14 14 9-5-0 206 357 57.7 2651 24 6.7 17 4.8 71 7.4 6.63 12.9 189.4 83.7 31 287 7.99 6.09 5.36 0 1 15 PB
1968 33 KAN AFL QB 14 13 11-2-0 131 224 58.5 2109 17 7.6 9 4.0 92 9.4 9.13 16.1 150.6 98.6 18 162 7.44 8.05 7.78 2 2 12 PB,AP-2
1969 34 KAN AFL QB 9 7 5-2-0 98 166 59.0 1323 9 5.4 13 7.8 55 8.0 5.53 13.5 147.0 69.9 13 89 7.26 6.89 4.63 1 1 5 PB
1970 35 KAN NFL QB 14 12 5-5-2 141 262 53.8 1876 13 5.0 14 5.3 61 7.2 5.75 13.3 134.0 71.0 34 277 11.49 5.40 4.15 1 0 9
1971 36 KAN NFL QB 14 13 9-3-1 167 301 55.5 2504 15 5.0 13 4.3 82 8.3 7.37 15.0 178.9 81.6 30 303 9.06 6.65 5.79 3 3 12 PB,AP MVP-6
1972 37 KAN NFL QB 14 12 7-5-0 175 305 57.4 1835 13 4.3 12 3.9 44 6.0 5.10 10.5 131.1 72.8 28 255 8.41 4.74 3.90 2 2 8
1973 38 KAN NFL QB 8 6 3-2-1 66 101 65.3 725 2 2.0 5 5.0 48 7.2 5.35 11.0 90.6 72.4 14 104 12.17 5.40 3.79 2 1 3
1974 39 KAN NFL QB 14 8 3-5-0 138 235 58.7 1573 7 3.0 13 5.5 84 6.7 4.80 11.4 112.4 65.8 25 199 9.62 5.28 3.57 0 1 6
1975 40 KAN NFL QB 12 5 1-4-0 93 140 66.4 1095 5 3.6 4 2.9 51 7.8 7.25 11.8 91.3 90.0 23 196 14.11 5.52 5.02 0 1 4
19 Yrs 211 159 94-57-8 2136 3741 57.1 28711 239 6.4 183 4.9 92 7.7 6.75 13.4 136.1 82.6 376 3428 9.17 6.14 5.33 15 16 143
17 Game Avg 17 13 94-57-8 172 301 57.1 2313 19 6.4 15 4.9 92 7.7 6.75 13.4 136.1 82.6 276 1 1 12
KAN (14 Yrs) 183 157 93-56-8 2115 3696 57.2 28507 237 6.4 178 4.8 92 7.7 6.83 13.5 155.8 83.2 372 3353 9.14 6.18 5.38 15 16 143
PIT (3 Yrs) 19 1 0-1-0 6 17 35.3 96 1 5.9 2 11.8 32 5.6 1.53 16.0 5.1 35.0 32 0 0
CLE (2 Yrs) 9 1 1-0-0 15 28 53.6 108 1 3.6 3 10.7 23 3.9 -0.25 7.2 12.0 35.1 4 43 12.50 2.03 -1.56 0 0 0
NFL (11 Yrs) 104 58 29-25-4 801 1389 57.7 9812 57 4.1 66 4.8 84 7.1 5.75 12.2 94.3 73.5 158 1409 10.33 5.43 4.30 8 8 42
AFL (8 Yrs) 107 101 65-32-4 1335 2352 56.8 18899 182 7.7 117 5.0 92 8.0 7.34 14.2 176.6 87.9 218 2019 8.48 6.57 5.94 7 8 101
Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD Awards
1962 27 DTX AFL QB 1 1 1-0-0 9 14 64.3 88 1 7.1 0 0.0 28 6.3 7.71 9.8 88.0 105.7 6 50 30.00 1.90 2.90 0 1
1966 31 KAN AFL QB 2 2 1-1-0 32 51 62.7 438 3 5.9 1 2.0 45 8.6 8.88 13.7 219.0 101.6 13 106 20.31 5.19 5.42 0 0
1968 33 KAN AFL QB 1 1 0-1-0 17 36 47.2 253 0 0.0 4 11.1 55 7.0 2.03 14.9 253.0 31.1 1 11 2.70 6.54 1.68 0 0
1969 34 KAN AFL QB 3 3 3-0-0 31 61 50.8 472 2 3.3 1 1.6 61 7.7 7.66 15.2 157.3 80.8 6 52 8.96 6.27 6.19 0 1 SB MVP
1971 36 KAN NFL QB 1 1 0-1-0 18 26 69.2 246 1 3.8 2 7.7 63 9.5 6.77 13.7 246.0 80.0 0 0 0.00 9.46 6.77 0 0
5 Yrs 8 8 5-3-0 107 188 56.9 1497 7 3.7 8 4.3 63 8.0 6.79 14.0 187.1 77.4 26 219 12.15 5.97 4.94 0 2
17 Game Avg 17 17 5-3-0 227 400 56.9 3181 15 3.7 17 4.3 63 8.0 6.79 14.0 187.1 77.4 55 465 12.15 5.97 4.94 0 4
AFL (4 Yrs) 7 7 5-2-0 89 162 54.9 1251 6 3.7 6 3.7 61 7.7 6.80 14.1 178.7 77.0 26 219 13.83 5.49 4.69 0 2
NFL (1 Yr) 1 1 0-1-0 18 26 69.2 246 1 3.8 2 7.7 63 9.5 6.77 13.7 246.0 80.0 0 0 0.00 9.46 6.77 0 0
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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds TD R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1957 22 PIT NFL QB 3 1 3 31 0 27 10.3 10.3 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 10.3 31 0 1
1958 23 PIT NFL QB 4 0 2 -1 0 1 -0.5 -0.3 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 -0.5 -1 0 0
1959 24 PIT NFL QB 12 0 4 20 0 10 5.0 1.7 0.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 5.0 20 0 1
1960 25 CLE NFL QB 2 0 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0 1
1961 26 CLE NFL QB 7 1 1 -10 0 -10 -10.0 -1.4 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -10.0 -10 0 0
1962 27 DTX AFL QB 14 14 38 252 3 22 6.6 18.0 2.7 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 38 6.6 252 3 11 PB,AP-1
1963 28 KAN AFL QB 14 13 37 272 2 43 7.4 19.4 2.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 7.4 272 2 4
1964 29 KAN AFL QB 14 14 40 89 2 18 2.2 6.4 2.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 40 2.2 89 2 15 PB,AP-2
1965 30 KAN AFL QB 14 12 43 142 2 40 3.3 10.1 3.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 43 3.3 142 2 7
1966 31 KAN AFL QB 14 14 24 167 0 18 7.0 11.9 1.7 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 7.0 167 0 5 PB,AP-1
1967 32 KAN AFL QB 14 14 20 68 0 24 3.4 4.9 1.4 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 3.4 68 0 6 PB
1968 33 KAN AFL QB 14 13 20 40 0 22 2.0 2.9 1.4 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 2.0 40 0 4 PB,AP-2
1969 34 KAN AFL QB 9 7 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3.0 3 0 0 PB
1970 35 KAN NFL QB 14 12 11 46 0 21 4.2 3.3 0.8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 4.2 46 0 5
1971 36 KAN NFL QB 14 13 12 24 0 8 2.0 1.7 0.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 2.0 24 0 8 PB,AP MVP-6
1972 37 KAN NFL QB 14 12 15 75 0 20 5.0 5.4 1.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 5.0 75 0 2
1973 38 KAN NFL QB 8 6 6 40 0 13 6.7 5.0 0.8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 6.7 40 0 4
1974 39 KAN NFL QB 14 8 11 28 0 10 2.5 2.0 0.8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 2.5 28 0 6
1975 40 KAN NFL QB 12 5 5 7 0 9 1.4 0.6 0.4 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 1.4 7 0 4
19 Yrs 211 159 294 1293 9 43 4.4 6.1 1.4 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 294 4.4 1293 9 84
17 Game Avg 17 13 24 104 1 43 4.4 6.1 1.4 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 0.4 104 1 7
KAN (14 Yrs) 183 157 283 1253 9 43 4.4 6.8 1.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 283 4.4 1253 9 81
PIT (3 Yrs) 19 1 9 50 0 27 5.6 2.6 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 5.6 50 0 2
CLE (2 Yrs) 9 1 2 -10 0 -10 -5.0 -1.1 0.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 -5.0 -10 0 1
NFL (11 Yrs) 104 58 71 260 0 27 3.7 2.5 0.7 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 71 3.7 260 0 32
AFL (8 Yrs) 107 101 223 1033 9 43 4.6 9.7 2.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 223 4.6 1033 9 52
Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds TD R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1962 27 DTX AFL QB 1 1 5 26 0 11 5.2 26.0 5.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 5.2 26 0 0
1966 31 KAN AFL QB 2 2 8 52 0 20 6.5 26.0 4.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 6.5 52 0 1
1968 33 KAN AFL QB 1 1 2 9 0 9 4.5 9.0 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 4.5 9 0 0
1969 34 KAN AFL QB 3 3 6 16 0 11 2.7 5.3 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 2.7 16 0 1 SB MVP
5 Yrs 8 8 21 103 0 20 4.9 12.9 2.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 4.9 103 0 2
17 Game Avg 17 17 45 219 0 20 4.9 12.9 2.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 45 10.4 219 0 4
AFL (4 Yrs) 7 7 21 103 0 20 4.9 14.7 3.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 4.9 103 0 2
NFL (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1957 22 PIT NFL QB 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1959 24 PIT NFL QB 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1960 25 CLE NFL QB 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0
1962 27 DTX AFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1
1963 28 KAN AFL QB 14 13 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0
1964 29 KAN AFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-2
1965 30 KAN AFL QB 14 12 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0
1966 31 KAN AFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1
1967 32 KAN AFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 6 4 -6 0 0.0 0 PB
1968 33 KAN AFL QB 14 13 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-2
1970 35 KAN NFL QB 14 12 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0
1971 36 KAN NFL QB 14 13 0 0 0 0 8 3 -14 0 0.0 0 PB,AP MVP-6
1972 37 KAN NFL QB 14 12 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0
1973 38 KAN NFL QB 8 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 -1 0 0.0 0
1974 39 KAN NFL QB 14 8 0 0 0 0 6 2 -2 0 0.0 0
1975 40 KAN NFL QB 12 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 0
19 Yrs 211 159 0 0 0 0 84 15 -23 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 13 0 0 0 0 7 1 -2 0 0.0 0
KAN (14 Yrs) 183 157 0 0 0 0 81 14 -23 0 0.0 0
PIT (3 Yrs) 19 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0
CLE (2 Yrs) 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0
NFL (11 Yrs) 104 58 0 0 0 0 32 8 -17 0 0.0 0
AFL (8 Yrs) 107 101 0 0 0 0 52 7 -6 0 0.0 0
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Sfty Awards
1966 31 KAN AFL QB 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
1968 33 KAN AFL QB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
1969 34 KAN AFL QB 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 SB MVP
5 Yrs 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0.0 0 0
AFL (4 Yrs) 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
NFL (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Kicking

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Awards
1957 22 PIT NFL QB 3 1 1 0 0.0 2 0 0.0
19 Yrs 211 159 1 0 0.0 2 0 0.0
17 Game Avg 17 13 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
KAN (14 Yrs) 183 157 0 0 0 0
PIT (3 Yrs) 19 1 1 0 0.0 2 0 0.0
CLE (2 Yrs) 9 1 0 0 0 0
NFL (11 Yrs) 104 58 1 0 0.0 2 0 0.0
AFL (8 Yrs) 107 101 0 0 0 0

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Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1962 27 DTX AFL QB 14 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.3 PB,AP-1
1963 28 KAN AFL QB 14 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
1964 29 KAN AFL QB 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9 PB,AP-2
1965 30 KAN AFL QB 14 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
19 Yrs 211 159 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 2 0 1 0 54 0.3
17 Game Avg 17 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.3
KAN (14 Yrs) 183 157 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0.3
PIT (3 Yrs) 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0.0
CLE (2 Yrs) 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
NFL (11 Yrs) 104 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0.0
AFL (8 Yrs) 107 101 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Monitor

PFR HOF Monitor: 69.74 (32nd among QB, average HOF QB is 103.58)

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Len Dawson born?

Len Dawson was born on June 20, 1935.

Where was Len Dawson born?

Len Dawson was born in Alliance, OH.

How tall was Len Dawson?

Len Dawson was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Len Dawson weigh when playing?

Len Dawson weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Is Len Dawson in the Hall of Fame?

Len Dawson was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1987.

How many games did Len Dawson play?

Len Dawson played 211 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Len Dawson have?

Len Dawson had 28,711 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Len Dawson have?

Len Dawson had 239 touchdowns over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Len Dawson won?

Len Dawson won 1 Super Bowl.

When did Len Dawson retire?

Len Dawson last played in 1975.

What are Len Dawson's nicknames?

Lenny the Cool is a nickname for Len Dawson.