Len Dawson, the Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl win, has died at 87.
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987, Dawson made just two starts during his first five seasons in the NFL. He got his break in 1962 when he joined the Dallas Texans, an AFL club in its third year of existence. Dawson led the Texans to an AFL title that season after leading the league in completion percentage and touchdown passes.
Three years later, the Chiefs made it back to the Super Bowl after defeating the previous two AFL champions -- the New York Jets and Oakland Raiders -- in the playoffs. Kansas City would face the heavily favored Vikings in the final game played before the AFL-NFL merger.
In 1975, the 40-year-old Dawson led the NFL in completion percentage in what was his final season. During his 14 years with the Chiefs' organization, Dawson went 98-59-3 as a starting quarterback. Dawson was part of a star-studded Chiefs team that also featured Taylor, running back Mike Garrett, offensive linemen Jim Tyrer and Ed Budde, Hall of Famers Curley Culp, Bobby Bell, Willie Lanier, Emmitt Thomas, and kicker Jan Stenerud.
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