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Clifton Dawson
Career information
College:	Harvard
Career history
	Indianapolis Colts (2007); Cincinnati Bengals (2007); Offseason and/or practice squad member only
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	4x First-team All-Ivy League (2003-2006);
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com

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Clifton George Dawson (born October 8 1983 in Scarborough, Ontario) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played collegiately at Harvard.

Dawson starred at Birchmount Park Collegiate in Toronto and briefly attended Northwestern University before opting to transfer to Harvard.^[1] He is the all-time Ivy League career rushing leader with 4,841 yards. He was selected four times for 1st Team All-Ivy League. He is also the 8th player in NCAA Division I history to rush for over 1,000 yards a season 4 times.

Though he was not selected during the 2007 NFL Draft, Dawson was signed as a free agent by the Indianapolis Colts after the conclusion of the draft.^[2] However, he was one of the final cuts, but was subsequently signed by the Bengals. He made his NFL debut on September 16, 2007.

On September 25, 2007 the Bengals released him.

References

^ Powers, John (November 19 2005). "Dawson's Leap". Retrieved 2007-02-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |publication= ignored (help)
^ Shapiro, Madeleine (April 29 2007). "Dawson signs with Colts after going undrafted". Retrieved 2007-04-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |publication= ignored (help)

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[1] Powers, John (November 19 2005). "Dawson's Leap". Retrieved 2007-02-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |publication= ignored (help)

[2] Shapiro, Madeleine (April 29 2007). "Dawson signs with Colts after going undrafted". Retrieved 2007-04-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |publication= ignored (help)

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-'''Clifton George Dawson''' (born [[October 8]], [[1983]] in [[Scarborough, Ontario|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]]) is a [[free agent]] [[running back]] in the [[National Football League]]. He was signed as an [[undrafted free agent]] by the [[Indianapolis Colts]] in 2007. He played college football at [[Harvard University]].
+'''Clifton George Dawson''' (born [[October 8]] [[1983]] in [[Scarborough, Ontario]]) is an [[American football]] [[running back]] who is currently a [[free agent]]. He was originally signed by the [[Indianapolis Colts]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2007. He played collegiately at [[Harvard University|Harvard]].
 Dawson starred at Birchmount Park Collegiate in Toronto and briefly attended [[Northwestern University]] before opting to transfer to Harvard.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2005/11/19/dawsons_leap/?page=1 | title=Dawson's Leap | publication=Boston Globe | author=Powers, John | date=[[November 19]] [[2005]] | accessdate=2007-02-02}}</ref> He is the all-time [[Ivy League]] career [[Rush (American football) |rushing]] leader with 4,841 yards.  He was selected four times for 1st Team All-Ivy League.  He is also the 8th player in [[NCAA Division I]] history to rush for over 1,000 yards a season 4 times.