Career
He was drafted by the National Football League"s Green Bay Packers in the 2nd round (24th overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft but signed with the American Football League"s Kansas City Chiefs and played a year. In 1966 he played for the American Federation of Labor-Congress"s Miami Dolphins. From 1967-1970 he played for the American Federation of Labor-Congress"s Oakland Raiders, mostly as a backup as he recorded only 4 career starts.
The Raiders defensive line of that era was Ike Lassiter, Ben Davidson, Tom Keating, and Dan Birdwell, a group who set the NFL sack record (broken in 1984 by the Chicago Bears), so Dotson did not get a lot of playing time, although he played in most of the games while with the Raiders.
So now, Dotson is now a grape grower at Certenberg Vineyards in Texas. He also is the president of the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association.
