Phil Dawson Article

[lanceodom]

Phil Dawson getting it done... interesting a 40 year old can still get it done in the NFL.

http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/article66199587.html

[yaqui]

I saw him kick more than one 50 plus yard field goal back in the early 90's. One was at the old Texas Stadium for a win. Super nice guy to boot. He was playing for Lake Highlands High in Dallas.

[topduarte]

Dawson attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a four-year letterman in football. After redshirting his freshman year, he scored 80 points his first year of playing. He also tied a school record with 54 consecutive extra points. The following season he made honorary All-America honors while leading the Longhorns in scoring. He made first-team All-America his junior and senior years, while simultaneously making All-Big 12. He earned a B.A. in political science. Dawson is famous for his 1995 game-winning field goal against University of Virginia, booting a 50-yarder against a 30-MPH wind to give Texas a dramatic 17-16 victory as time expired.

Wife and I were at that game. Remember that kick so clearly still today.

[lars]

I saw him kick more than one 50 plus yard field goal back in the early 90's. One was at the old Texas Stadium for a win. Super nice guy to boot. He was playing for Lake Highlands High in Dallas.

That kick in old Texas Stadium was against Nacogdoches. I was there. Nac was planning their next round and Dawson drilled it from about 50. The Nac side went from loud and rowdy to silent in an instant.

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

Lake Highlands alum here.

He hit a few from 50. One was to beat arch rival Plano at Wildcat-Ram Stadium.

[Fishndude]

Lake Highlands alum here.

He hit a few from 50. One was to beat arch rival Plano at Wildcat-Ram Stadium.

Class of '67?

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

87 thank you.

LH Metalheads RULED!

[.243 WSSM]

Lake Highlands alum here.

He hit a few from 50. One was to beat arch rival Plano at Wildcat-Ram Stadium.

Boo. Go Richardson Eagles. He took us out in regular season with a 51yarder. Good ol Coach Zoffuto. Would have liked to have seen he and Winston Duke get into it. Lot of bad blood in that rivalry

[AJ the TP Guru]

I remember two things about Phil Dawson:

1) his 53 yd. kick into the wind to beat Virginia, circa 1989.

2) His refusal to pose with other collegiate All-Americans for Playboy due to religious reasons. (Personally, I thought it was a mistake, but I admired the heck out of his taking that position.)

[topduarte]

I remember two things about Phil Dawson:

1) his 53 yd. kick into the wind to beat Virginia, circa 1989.

2) His refusal to pose with other collegiate All-Americans for Playboy due to religious reasons. (Personally, I thought it was a mistake, but I admired the heck out of his taking that position.)

that Virginia kick was in 1995

[lanceodom]

Dawson attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a four-year letterman in football. After redshirting his freshman year, he scored 80 points his first year of playing. He also tied a school record with 54 consecutive extra points. The following season he made honorary All-America honors while leading the Longhorns in scoring. He made first-team All-America his junior and senior years, while simultaneously making All-Big 12. He earned a B.A. in political science. Dawson is famous for his 1995 game-winning field goal against University of Virginia, booting a 50-yarder against a 30-MPH wind to give Texas a dramatic 17-16 victory as time expired.

Wife and I were at that game. Remember that kick so clearly still today.

I was at that game too. I thought no way in hell he can make that against the wind... glad I was wrong!

[em12]

Go Wildcats, Lake Highlands Alum here as well. I was in elementary school when Dawson was playing in high school. My best friends Dad was the linebacker coach, Coach Barry for any LH guys. My buddy and I were Water boys for most of elementary school. All those trips to Texas Stadium were awesome. They had some incredible players in those days. Dawson is by far the most successful, but a couple of quarterbacks like Marcus Stiggers and Sean Stilley were a few of the other standouts I remember. Those were fun days with some serious tradition and a program that knew how to win. Nothing like Friday Night Lights.

[Speedgoat]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En95yoOSxCQ"]Dawson's Kick to Beat Virginia - YouTube[/ame]