Dawson came up and took home the National League Rookie of the Year in 1977 and just kept on putting in All-Star seasons for over the next 20 years, punching his ticket for the Hall of Fame.
Eight-time All-Star, eight-time Gold Glove, 1987 N.L. MVP, the man was one of the best in the game, and yet incredibly was STILL overlooked through much of his career, playing up North with the Montreal Expos.
The five-time 20/20 guy stole as many as 39 bases in a season (1982), while hitting as many as 49 homers (1987), twice finishing second in the MVP race (1981 and 1983).
By the time he retired after the 1996 season he finished with 438 homers with 314 stolen bases, 2774 hits and 1591 runs batted in, finally making it into Cooperstown in 2010.
What a player...
