Richard Burton Lawless was born on November 1,1953 and is an American former professional football offensive guard in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions.
11 Facts About Burton Lawless
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Burton Lawless played college football at the University of Florida, and earned All-American honors.
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Burton Lawless was selected in the second round of the 1975 NFL draft.
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Burton Lawless attended Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda, Florida, where he first drew recognition as an all-state tight end for the Charlotte Fighting Tarpons high school football team.
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Burton Lawless accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Doug Dickey's Florida Gators football team from 1971 to 1974.
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Burton Lawless was a three-year starter, a second-team All-Southeastern conference selection in 1973 and 1974, and a first-team All-American during his senior season in 1974.
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Burton Lawless played in the 1975 Chicago College All-Star Game.
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Burton Lawless returned to the university during the NFL off-season to finish his bachelor's degree in exercise and sport sciences in 1977, and he was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1978.
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Burton Lawless was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 1975 NFL draft, known as the Dirty Dozen draft.
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Mitch Hoopes and he were the only rookies to earn starting jobs, with Burton Lawless replacing the traded John Niland at left guard and becoming the first-team rookie to start in the offensive line since 1965.
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Burton Lawless attended the Cowboys alumni reunion and closing ceremony at Texas Stadium in Dallas on December 20,2008.