Purdue football pays tribute to late Boilermakers QB Len Dawson

Former Purdue QB and Kansas City Chiefs broadcaster Len Dawson passed away on Wednesday at the age of 87. The Boilermakers made sure to highlight a few of his best moments from his collegiate career.

Dawson led the B1G in passing yards from 1954-1956. The ‘Purdue on BTN’ account on Twitter posted a video of 1 of his best plays from college. He threw a 96-yard touchdown pass to a receiver in the 1955 season.

Couple things about @BoilerFootball‘s late Len Dawson:

• He led @B1Gfootball in passing in 1954, 1955 & 1956
• He tossed a then-record 96-yard TD in 1955 ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/SyANMJoFt0

— Purdue On BTN (@PurdueOnBTN) August 24, 2022

A year earlier, Dawson had a huge role in a major upset. Purdue beat No. 1 ranked Notre Dame in 1954 partly due to the his 4 touchdown passes in the game. The Fighting Irish came into that game with a 13-game win streak.

The late Len Dawson had many big days for @BoilerFootball.

One of the biggest came in the 1954 win at No. 1 Notre Dame.

Watch three of his four TD passes from the upset below. pic.twitter.com/lMtiPW1yce

— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) August 24, 2022

After college, he played for the Kansas City Chiefs. Dawson would go on to set the Chiefs’ single-season passing touchdown record (30), which would get broken by Patrick Mahomes (50) in 2018.

Dawson represented everything it meant to be a Boilermaker.