Len Dawson, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and broadcasting legend, dies at 87

 

Len Dawson, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and broadcasting legend, dies at 87

 

Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and popular radio and TV sports personality Len Dawson has died. He was 87.

 

Dawson, who won three AFL championships and led Kansas City to its first Super Bowl victory, died Wednesday.

His 28,507 yards and 237 TD passes as a Chief are still tops in franchise history. He went to six AFL all-star games and one Pro Bowl.

 

he was recognized for his work on HBO's seminal Inside The NFL, a weekly in-season show that took a deep dive into each NFL game of the week.

Dawson was the heart and soul of the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs franchise during his illustrious14-year Chiefs career, helping make the franchise one of professional football's premier teams

He was named to six AFL All-Star teams and one Pro Bowl squad, and also earned AFL Player of the Year honors for the 1962 season.

Dawson started 158 regular season games for Kansas City, the most of any quarterback in franchise history.

Dawson enjoyed an equally legendary broadcasting career that began during his playing days. Due to health issues, including prostate cancer and heart surgery, Dawson retired from broadcasting in 2017 .

 In 1966 he served as a sports anchor with KMBC Radio and as sports director for KMBC-TV while serving as the club's signal caller.