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The two-time All Big 12 and All
American kicker led the team in scoring during a four-year career on the Forty
Acres. He famously kicked a 50-yard game-winning field goal into a
30-MPH wind to knock off Virginia 17-16 in 1995.
After
being cut by both the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots before playing a
down with either franchise, he finally caught on with the Cleveland Browns. He
would go on to play in the in the NFL from 1998-2018 before retiring.
During that time he made 83.8 percent of his field goals with a long of
57.
He owns the No. 7 spot in NFL history
in field goal percentage, has the Browns' record for most consecutive made
field goals with 29 and most field goals in a game with six.
"When
I arrived in Cleveland in 2001, the thing that struck me most about Phil Dawson
was his passion to improve as a football player," former Browns special teams' coordinator Jerry
Rosburg told Clevelandbrowns.com after
Dawson's retirement. "We worked together to perfect his technique through
practice, film study and open dialogue. He helped me as much as I helped him. His knowledge of
special teams – not just kicking – and his situational awareness, was second to
none."
"It is my belief that Phil Dawson is one of the greatest kickers this league has ever seen, and one of the best Cleveland Browns players in the history of the franchise. For him to become one of the most accurate kickers in NFL history, while playing in some of the most adverse field and weather conditions is a testament to his skill, toughness and work ethic. He was also a pioneer in implementing specialty kickoffs; this a largely unknown and underrated part of his game.
Texas Sports Hall of Fame 2021 Primary Ballot
Joe
Beaver – Professional Rodeo
Leroy
Burrell – Track and Field – University of Houston
Mark
Cuban – Basketball Administration – Dallas Mavericks
Phil
Dawson – Football – University of Texas
Donald
Driver – Football – Green Bay Packers
Kamie
Ethridge – Basketball – University of Texas
Priest
Holmes – Football – University of Texas
Michael
Huff – Football – University of Texas
Charlotte
Jones – Football Administration – Dallas Cowboys
Derrick
Johnson – Football – University of Texas
Joe
Lombard – Girls Basketball Coach
Colt
McCoy – Football – University of Texas
Roy
Oswalt – Baseball – Houston Astros
Carly
Patterson – Olympic Gymnastics
Stacy
Sykora – Volleyball – Texas A&M University
DeMarcus
Ware – Football – Dallas Cowboys
Wes
Welker – Football – Texas Tech
Christa
Williams – Olympic Softball – University of Texas
Sophia
Young – Basketball – Baylor University – San Antonio Silver Stars
Sergei
Zubov – Hockey – Dallas Stars
Texas Sports Hall of Fame 2021 Veterans Ballot
Bob Beamon – Olympic Track and Field – UTEP
Robert
Brazile – Football – Houston Oilers
Cecil
Cooper – Baseball – Milwaukee Brewers – Houston Astros
Jose
Cruz – Baseball – Houston Astros
Johnny
“Lam” Jones – Track and Field – Football – University of Texas
Keith
Moreland – Baseball – University of Texas
Mike
Renfro – Football – TCU – Houston Oilers & Dallas Cowboys
Johnny
Roland – Football – St. Louis Cardinals
Tracy Saul – Football – Texas Tech University
Annette
Smith- Knight – Basketball – University of Texas
Rosie
Walker - Baskettball - Stephen F. Austin State University
Charlie
Waters - Football - Dallas Cowboys
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