Clifton George Dawson (born October 8, 1983 in
Scarborough, Ontario) is an American football
running back who currently plays for the
Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
He was originally signed by the Colts as an
undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college
football at Harvard.
Dawson attended Birchmount Park Collegiate in
Toronto, Canada and was a good student and a
letterman in football and track. In football, as a
senior, he led his team to the Toronto City
Championship, was named as the Team's Most Valuable
Player, and was an All-Canada selection.
Dawson briefly attended Northwestern University
before opting to transfer to Harvard. He is the
all-time Ivy League career rushing leader with 4,841
yards. He was a four time 1st Team All-Ivy League
selection. He is also the 8th player in NCAA
Division I history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a
season 4 times. Dawson majored in Economics while at
Harvard.
Though he was not selected during the 2007 NFL
Draft, Dawson was drafted in the sixth round of the
2006 Canadian Football League draft by the Toronto
Argonauts. He signed as a free agent by the
Indianapolis Colts after the conclusion of the
draft. He was one of the team's final cuts, but was
subsequently signed by the Bengals. He made his NFL
debut on September 16, 2007.
On September 25, he was released by the Bengals. On
September 27, he was again signed by the Colts.
