Kayo Dottley
 Dottley on a 1953 Bowman football card | |||||||||
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 25, 1928 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | November 17, 2018 (aged 90) Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
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| College: | Ole Miss | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1950 / round: 2 / pick: 24 | ||||||||
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John Albert "Kayo" Dottley (August 25, 1928 – November 17, 2018)[1] was an American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Chicago Bears.
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]
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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- Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama
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- Players of American football from Arkansas
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