Joe Dawkins
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 27, 1948 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | John C. Fremont (Los Angeles) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1970 (10th round, 249th overall pick) | ||||||||||||||
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Joseph Dawkins, III (born January 27, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos, and the New York Giants.[1] He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers and was selected in the 10th round of the 1970 NFL draft.[2]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1970 | HOU | 14 | 7 | 124 | 517 | 4.2 | 49 | 2 | 15 | 94 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 |
| 1971 | HOU | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEN | 6 | 5 | 42 | 135 | 3.2 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1972 | DEN | 14 | 5 | 56 | 243 | 4.3 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 242 | 13.4 | 60 | 0 |
| 1973 | DEN | 14 | 14 | 160 | 706 | 4.4 | 72 | 2 | 30 | 329 | 11.0 | 42 | 0 |
| 1974 | NYG | 14 | 13 | 156 | 561 | 3.6 | 16 | 2 | 46 | 332 | 7.2 | 51 | 3 |
| 1975 | NYG | 14 | 12 | 129 | 438 | 3.4 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 245 | 10.2 | 39 | 0 |
| 1976 | HOU | 14 | 1 | 31 | 61 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 98 | 57 | 698 | 2,661 | 3.8 | 72 | 13 | 145 | 1,316 | 9.1 | 60 | 3 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ Shapiro, Mark (November 20, 1975). "Dawkins is a Giant on a lowly team". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ↑ "1970 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
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