Chiefs Qb Smoking

The man is chiefs quarterback len dawson and the photo is from halftime of the very first super bowl played way back on jan.

Chiefs qb smoking. Dawson and the chiefs were shut out after the break and lost 35 10 to a packers team led by quarterback bart starr and coach vince lombardi. Chiefs qb len dawson smoking a cigarette during halftime of super bowl i. Although he has not officially declared this the final year of his playing career saints quarterback drew brees realizes he s on borrowed time as new orleans enters a super bowl or bust season. Instead of smoking a cig in the locker room after the game he received and welcomed president nixon s congratulations on the phone.

Smoking in nfl was accepted just like in society. Posted by 2 hours ago. Dawson began his professional career in 1957 with the pittsburgh steelers of the nfl and also played for the cleveland browns. Kansas city chiefs fans watch in the first half of an nfl football game against the houston texans thursday sept.

10 2020 in kansas city mo. While the concept of smoking during a game might seem outrageous now arbanas assertion is backed up by chiefs historian bob moore who. Leonard ray dawson born june 20 1935 is a former american football quarterback who played professionally in the national football league nfl and american football league afl for 19 seasons primarily with the kansas city chiefs franchise. But dawson and the chiefs weren t finished.

And when donovan noticed that a colleague down the hall had. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. Chiefs qb len dawson smoking a cigarette during halftime of super bowl i. Ap photo charlie riedel by.

Saints coach sean payton who has been answering questions about brees remarkable longevity for years loves to make the comparison to an old picture of kansas city chiefs quarterback len dawson smoking a cigarette at halftime of super bowl i and how times have changed since then.