Rhett Dawson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1948)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rhett Dawson

| image =

| caption =

| position = Wide receiver

| number = 20, 25, 86

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|12|22}}

| birth_place = Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 185

| high_school = Valdosta

| college = Florida State

| draftyear = 1972

| draftround = 10

| draftpick = 240

| pastteams =

• Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1972}})
• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1973}})
• Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|1974}}–{{CFL Year|1976}})

| highlights =

• Third-team All-American (1971)

| cflstatlabel1 = Receptions

| cflstatvalue1 = 148

| cflstatlabel2 = Yards

| cflstatvalue2 = 2,419

| cflstatlabel3 = Yards

| cflstatvalue3 = 23

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 8

| statlabel2 = Yards

| statvalue2 = 102

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

}}

Rhett Motte Dawson (born December 22, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles. Dawson was selected by the Houston Oilers in the 10th round of the 1972 NFL draft and also played in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings. He played in the CFL for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.{{Cite web|url=https://o.canada.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301134049/http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=7bb53fd7-98b9-4c03-9bd0-571d0770b2da|url-status=dead|title=Dawson's selection receives high praise|date= May 16, 2006|archivedate=March 1, 2015|website= Canada.Com}}

His brother, Red Dawson, also played in the NFL and coached at Marshall University.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1873&dat=19711028&id=6WoeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QckEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1173,7358236|title=Rhett Dawson Raised In Football Family|publisher=Dayton Beach Morning Journal|date=October 28, 1971|last=Mizell|first=Hubert|via=news.google.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://o.canada.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301134050/http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/columnists/story.html?id=b22180cd-75a3-4a63-96e9-3a71eab3a6ca|url-status=dead|title=Movie has made crash easier to deal with|archivedate=March 1, 2015|website=Canada.Com|date=January 13, 2007}}