Rhett Dawson
Rhett Motte Dawson
Born: December 22, 1948
Valdosta, GA USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
College: Florida St.
High School: Valdosta (GA)
Career: 1972-1976
Drafted: 1972 in Round 10, #240 overall by the Houston Oilers
Rhett Dawson played from 1972 to 1976 during his career with the Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Dawson caught 156 passes for 2,521 yards and 24 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 20 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 14 | 232 | 16.6 | 58 | 3 |
| 1975 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 69 | 1191 | 17.3 | 85 | 10 |
| 1976 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 65 | 996 | 15.3 | 57 | 10 |
| NFL | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 20 | 1 | |
| CFL | 148 | 2419 | 16.3 | 85 | 23 | |
| Totals | 156 | 2521 | 16.2 | 85 | 24 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1974 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1975 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | ||||||||
| 1976 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CFL | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 140 | |
| Totals | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 146 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 5 | |
| 1975 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | |
| 1976 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 |
Honors
1975 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1976 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1976 - CFL CFL West All-Star
