Doug Dawson
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Houston, Texas, U.S.
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | December 27, 1961 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Memorial (Hedwig Village, Texas) | ||||||||
| College | Texas | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1984: 2nd round, 45th overall pick | ||||||||
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Douglas Arlin Dawson (born December 27, 1961) is an American former professional football guard who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1980s and 1990s.[1][2] Dawson played college football for the Texas Longhorns, receiving All-American and Academic All-American honors as a senior, and was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 1984 NFL draft. He also played for the Houston Oilers and Cleveland Browns.
Dawson was born in Houston, Texas. He graduated from and played football for Memorial High School and helped them reach their first and only state championship game that year, which they lost to Temple.[3][4]
In 1997 he was named to Texas Football Magazine's All-Time Texas High School Football Team.[5]
College career
He attended the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, where he was an offensive lineman for the Texas Longhorns football team from 1980 to 1983.
His freshman year the Longhorns went to the Astro Bluebonnet Bowl.
In 1981, he played on a Longhorn team that upset Alabama in the Cotton Bowl and finished ranked #2/#4.
In 1982, he helped the team reach the Sun Bowl and finished ranked #17/#18.
In 1983, his senior year, he was a team co-captain. He helped the Longhorns get a #2 ranking, win the Southwest Conference and play in the Cotton Bowl. They lost by one point when a win would have earned them the National Championship, but instead finished #5. He received the American Airlines Spirit Award, was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, an Academic All-American and was a Lombardi Trophy finalist.[6]
After finishing his career at Texas he played in the 1984 Hula Bowl and received a degree in petroleum engineering.[6][7]
In 1997 he was named to the Longhorn Hall of Honor.[6]