Kayo Dottley Explained

Position:Fullback
Number:34
Birth Date:25 August 1928
Birth Place:Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Draftyear:1950
Draftround:2
Draftpick:24
College:Ole Miss
Teams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Rushing
attempts-yards
Statvalue1:250-1122
Statlabel2:Receptions-yards
Statvalue2:28-359
Statlabel3:Touchdowns
Statvalue3:9
Pfr:D/DottJo00

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

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

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Notes and References

  1. News: Services Set For Ole Miss Legend John 'Kayo' Dottley . 19 November 2018 . OMSpirit.com.
  2. Web site: BenJarvus Green-Ellis . olemisssports.com . December 31, 1999 . 2009-04-01.
  3. Web site: HISTORY & RECORDS - INDIVIDUAL RECORDS . olemisssports.com . 2009-04-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090105160114/http://olemisssports.com/ . 2009-01-05 .
  4. Book: Donovan . Arthur . Fatso: Football When Men Were Really Men . 1987 . 0-688-07340-9 . 173. W. Morrow .
  5. Web site: All-Americans . 2006 Ole Miss Football Media Guide . nmnathletics.com . 2009-04-01 .
  6. Web site: Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Inductees . msfame.com . 2009-04-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513163640/http://www.msfame.com/hof_inductees.html . 2008-05-13 .
  7. Web site: Ole Miss Athletics Hall of Fame (Year Inducted) . University of Mississippi . January 30, 2008 . 2009-04-01.
  8. Web site: All-Americans . 2006 Ole Miss Football Media Guide . nmnathletics.com . 2009-04-01 .