GALLERY_Dawson

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Dawson often returns to Canton to welcome the Hall's newest members. Here he is seen chatting with former teammate and Class of 2008 enshrinee Emmitt Thomas.

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A No. 1 draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1957, the former Purdue sharp-shooter struggled through five seasons as a seldom-used backup with the Steelers and the Cleveland Browns before finding his niche with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League in 1962.

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He was also the chief architect of Kansas City titles in both 1966 and 1969 that led to his participation in Super Bowls I and IV.

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Dawson, a native of nearby Alliance, Ohio, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987.

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Len Dawson's Hall of fame mural.

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Len Dawson's Hall of Fame bust.