John Albert "Kayo" Dottley (August 25, 1928 – November 17, 2018) was an
American football
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fullback Fullback or Full back may refer to:
Sports
* A position in various kinds of football, including:
** Full-back (association football), in association football (soccer), a defender playing in a wide position
** Fullback (gridiron football), in Americ ...
in the
National Football League
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(NFL) who played for the
Chicago Bears
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.
Biography
Dottley played
high school football
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in
McGehee, Arkansas
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History
The history of the city of McGehee and the history of the railroad through McGehee are intricately interwoven. The history of th ...
. At
Ole Miss, Dottley was the first
running back
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in the school's history to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 1949-1950. He also holds the single season rushing record of 1312 yards in 1949.
In his autobiography, Hall of Famer Art Donovan paid Dottley this tribute: "They talk about Walter Payton making people pay for bringing him down, but Payton's nothing but a Fancy Dan compared to a halfback who used to play for the Bears named John Dottley, a tough big kid from Mississippi."
Honors
* First-team All-America selection (1949)
*
Pro Bowl
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The format has changed thro ...
selection (
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
)
* Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (1971)
* Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame (1987)
*Ole Miss Team of the Century (1893–1992)
See also
*
List of college football yearly rushing leaders
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References
1928 births
2018 deaths
Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama
People from McGehee, Arkansas
Players of American football from Arkansas
American football fullbacks
Ole Miss Rebels football players
Chicago Bears players
Western Conference Pro Bowl players
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