Why The Kansas City Chiefs Helmet Has A No. 16 Sticker On It

Publish date: 2024-04-30

According to The New York Times, during his playing career, Len Dawson was known as "Lenny the Cool" for his unflappable style of play characterized by pinpoint passing accuracy. He played 19 years in the league, and 13 of those years were in Kansas City (via Pro Football Reference). Dawson took snaps for the Chiefs, despite his bad knee, in KC's 1970 Super Bowl IV win over the Minnesota Vikings. For his strong performance, Dawson was named Super Bowl MVP. Other notable accomplishments from Dawson's playing career while in Kansas City include a 1966 AFL title, and an appearance in Super Bowl I, a game in which the Chiefs lost to Bart Starr and the Packers.

Famed Texans/Chief coach Hank Stram called Dawson (via ESPN), " ... the most accurate passer in pro football." He led the AFL in completion percentage, and was a seven-time All-Star/Pro-Bowler, just to mention a few of the many distinctions Dawson earned throughout his career. Dawson's on-field career ended in 1975 when he retired at age 40 with league-leading stats in several categories. He then moved to the booth in 1985 as a color commentator for Chiefs broadcasting, per the Missouri Broadcasters Association, and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1987 and again as a broadcaster in 2012.

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