MIKE DOWDLEDowdle, Don MichaelHeight: 6-2 Weight: 226 Born: December 6, 1937 Eliasville, TX Died: December 5, 1993 Houston, TX High School: Graham (TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Texas | |
| 1957 | Texas | Lettered |
| 1958 | Texas | Lettered |
| 1959 | Texas | Lettered |
| Draft: First Selections 1960 Denver Broncos; 15th round (179th overall) 1960 San Francisco 49ers |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 30 | FB | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL | 30 | RLB-MLB | 14 | 5 |
| 1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL | 30 | LLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1963 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1963 SF NFL | 53 | MLB | 13 | 13 |
| 1964 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1964 SF NFL | 53 | MLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1965 SF NFL | 53 | MLB | 10 | 10 |
| 1966 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1966 SF NFL | 53 | MLB-RLB-LLB | 14 | 4 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 81 | 60 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/23/1959 | 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL |
| Draft | 11/30/1959 | 1960 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1960 SF NFL |
| Signed | 1/4/1960 | 1960 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1960 SF NFL |
| Released | 1960 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1960 SF NFL | |
| Signed | 10/25/1960 | 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL |
| Traded | 1963 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1963 SF NFL | |
| Traded | 5/19/1967 | 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL |
| Released | 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1966 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1963 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1963 SF NFL | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1964 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1964 SF NFL | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1966 SF NFL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 27t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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