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.
Dottley on a 1953 Bowman football card
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||
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| Born: | (1928-08-25)August 25, 1928 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | November 17, 2018(2018-11-17) (aged 90) Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||
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| College: | Ole Miss | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1950 / Round: 2 / Pick: 24 | ||||||
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Dottley played high school footballinMcGehee, 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]
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