Michael Daniel Dawson (October 16, 1953 – March 14, 2008) was an
American football defensive end in the
National Football League (NFL) who was selected by the
St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the
1976 NFL Draft
The 1976 National Football League draft was an annual player selection meeting held April 8–9, 1976, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York.
The draft lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks m ...
. A 6'4", 256 lb.
defensive end from the
University of Arizona, Dawson played in nine NFL seasons from 1976 to 1984 for the Cardinals, the
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...
and the
Kansas City Chiefs.
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1953 births
2008 deaths
People from Dorking
Sportspeople from Surrey
American football defensive ends
Arizona Wildcats football players
St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
Detroit Lions players
Kansas City Chiefs players
Players of American football from Tucson, Arizona
English players of American football
Tucson High School alumni