Alphonse Dotson
American football player (born 1943)
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Alphonse Alan Dotson (born February 25, 1943) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL). He played for college football for the Grambling State Tigers, earning All-American honors in 1964.[1][2]
Houston, Texas, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born | February 25, 1943 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Yates (Houston) | ||||||
| College | Grambling State (1961-1964) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1965: 2nd round, 24th overall pick | ||||||
| AFL draft | 1965: Red Shirt 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||
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He was selected by the National Football League (NFL)'s Green Bay Packers in the second round (24th overall) of the 1965 NFL draft.[3] He signed with the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs and played a year. In 1966, he played for the AFL's Miami Dolphins. From 1967 to 1970 he played for the AFL's Oakland Raiders, mostly as a backup as he recorded only 4 career starts. The Raiders defensive line of that era was Ike Lassiter, Ben Davidson, Tom Keating, and Dan Birdwell, a group who set the NFL sack record (broken in 1984 by the Chicago Bears), so Dotson did not get a lot of playing time, although he played in most of the games while with the Raiders.[4]
His son is Santana Dotson, himself a former All-American and also the 1993 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and played in two Super Bowls with the Green Bay Packers. He was a Super Bowl champion winning Super Bowl XXXI with the Packers.[5][6]
When his son, Santana, had become a free agent, Alphonse acted as his son's agent used his commission on the deal to purchase 83 acres (340,000 m2) which includes grapevines that covered 1/3 of the land. So now, Dotson is now a grape grower at Certenberg Vineyards in Texas.[7] He also is a former president of the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association.[5][8]
Dotson's grandson Alonzo Dotson, a defensive end, played college American football at the University of Oklahoma where he was part of two National Championship games and won three Big XII Conference Championships. Alonzo is now a National Scout For The Buffalo Bills after 4 seasons as an area scout for the New York Jets, he also spent 5 seasons with the Green Bay Packers as a college scout.[9][10]