Len Dawson

Leonard Ray Dawson (June 20, 1935 – August 24, 2022) was an American professional football quarterback who played 19 seasons in the National Football League and American Football League, primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs franchise. After playing college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, Dawson began his NFL career in 1957, spending three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and two with the Cleveland Browns. He left the NFL in 1962 to sign with the AFL's Chiefs, then known as the Dallas Texans, where he spent the final 14 seasons of his career, rejoining the NFL after the AFL–NFL merger.

In the AFL, Dawson led the league in completion percentage seven times, passer rating six times, and passing touchdowns four times. He was named Most Valuable Player in 1962 and selected to six AFL All-Star games. He guided the Chiefs to three AFL championships and the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl IV, of which he was named MVP. Dawson retired from professional football after the 1975 season and later served as sports director at KMBC-TV in Kansas City and as color analyst for the Chiefs Radio Network.