Mike Dawson (defensive end)
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Dorking, England | October 16, 1953||||||||
Died: | March 14, 2008 Tucson, Arizona, U.S | (aged 54)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Tucson (Tucson, Arizona) | ||||||||
College: | Arizona | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1976: 1st round, 22nd pick | ||||||||
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Michael Daniel Dawson (October 16, 1953 – March 14, 2008) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the 1976 NFL draft. 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 and the Kansas City Chiefs.