As a senior, he rushed and passed for 2,609 yards, registered 20 rushing touchdowns, 14 passing touchdowns and completed 59 percent of his passes. He was named the Big Eight Conference Outstanding Back in 1959.
He finished his high school career with 2,895 rushing yards, 46 rushing touchdowns, 2,822 passing yards, 38 passing touchdowns and 1,097 return yards. He also set different school and state records. He received high school All-American, three-time All-Big Eight Conference quarterback, All-Southern and All-State honors.
College career
Dunn accepted a football scholarship from the University of Mississippi as a quarterback. In 1962, as a junior, he was moved to fullback because of the play of quarterbackGlynn Griffing. The team would go on to have the only undefeated season in school history and shared the national championship with the University of Southern California. He posted 262 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns, 41 receiving yards and averaged 36.8 yards punting.
As a senior, he was named the starting quarterback, registering 820 passing yards with 9 touchdowns and 5 interceptions in 8 games. He also led the team to an SEC title and received second-team All-SEC honors.
He finished his college career with 1,820 all-purpose yards, 1,121 passing yards, 16 passing touchdowns, 563 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns and 8 receptions for 97 yards.[1]
The Cowboys drafted him as a safety,[2] but after having problems playing the position in the Chicago College All-Star Game, head coach Tom Landry decided that it would be best to switch him to halfback.[3] As a rookie, he started the last 2 games of the season because of injuries. In 1965, he started 7 games at halfback.
In 1969, Dunn played in 5 games for the Baltimore Colts, before being waived injured on October 20, after he sprained his knee.[6] His career as an active player ended when he was released by the Colts on September 1, 1970.[7]
Personal life
On October 27, 2018, he died after battling an extended illness.[8]