Mike Livingston is a former American collegiate and Professional Football

Professional football

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 quarterback

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. He played professionally for the American Football League

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's Kansas City Chiefs

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 in 1968-1969, and for the NFL Chiefs from 1970 to 1979

1979 NFL season

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. A 1964 graduate of Dallas' South Oak Cliff High School

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, he was drafted by Kansas City in the second round of the 1968 Common Draft

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 from Southern Methodist University

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. As a backup to starter

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 Len Dawson

Len Dawson

Leonard Ray "Len" "Lenny" Dawson is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who attended Purdue University and went on to play for three professional teams, most notably the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs...

 during the Chiefs' American Football League and World Championship

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 season in 1969

1969 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1969 Kansas City Chiefs season resulted in a 11–3 record and a 23–7 victory in Super Bowl IV over the NFL’s heavily-favored Minnesota Vikings. The team beat their rivals, the Oakland Raiders in the final AFL Championship Game, claiming their third AFL Championship in franchise history...

, Livingston started six games, threw for 1123 yards, was 84 of 161, with four touchdowns. The Chiefs won all six games and later went on the win Super Bowl IV, although Livingston was no longer at the helm.