Kayo Dottley
 Dottley on a 1953 Bowman football card | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | August 25, 1928 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | November 17, 2018 (aged 90) Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | McGehee (McGehee, Arkansas) | ||||||||||||
| College | Ole Miss | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1950: 2nd round, 24th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||
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John Albert "Kayo" Dottley (August 25, 1928 – November 17, 2018)[1] was an American professional football player who was a fullback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels.
Biography
[edit]Dottley played high school football in McGehee, Arkansas. At Ole Miss, Dottley was the first running back in the school's history to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 1949–1950.[2] He also holds the single season rushing record of 1312 yards in 1949.[3]
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."[4]
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1951 | CHI | 12 | 9 | 127 | 670 | 5.3 | 38 | 3 | 14 | 225 | 16.1 | 77 | 1 |
| 1952 | CHI | 5 | 5 | 65 | 302 | 4.6 | 44 | 3 | 9 | 113 | 12.6 | 25 | 1 |
| 1953 | CHI | 10 | 5 | 58 | 150 | 2.6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | 19 | 250 | 1,122 | 4.5 | 44 | 7 | 28 | 359 | 12.8 | 77 | 2 | ||
Honors
[edit]- First-team All-America selection (1949)[5]
- Pro Bowl selection (1951)
- Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (1971)[6]
- Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame (1987)[7]
- Ole Miss Team of the Century (1893–1992)[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Services Set For Ole Miss Legend John 'Kayo' Dottley". OMSpirit.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "BenJarvus Green-Ellis". olemisssports.com. December 31, 1999. Retrieved April 1, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "HISTORY & RECORDS - INDIVIDUAL RECORDS". olemisssports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ^ Donovan, Arthur (1987). Fatso: Football When Men Were Really Men. W. Morrow. p. 173. ISBN 0-688-07340-9.
- ^ "All-Americans" (PDF). 2006 Ole Miss Football Media Guide. nmnathletics.com. Retrieved April 1, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". msfame.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ^ "Ole Miss Athletics Hall of Fame (Year Inducted)". University of Mississippi. January 30, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "All-Americans" (PDF). 2006 Ole Miss Football Media Guide. nmnathletics.com. Retrieved April 1, 2009.[permanent dead link]
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