Tony Dorsett

Tony Dorsett
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Dorsett in 2009
No. 33
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1954-04-07) April 7, 1954 (age 70)
Rochester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:Hopewell (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania)
College:Pittsburgh (1973–1976)
NFL draft:1977 / round: 1 / pick: 2
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL record
  • 99-yard rushing touchdown (tied)[a]
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:12,739
Rushing average:4.3
Rushing touchdowns:77
Receptions:398
Receiving yards:3,554
Receiving touchdowns:13
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Anthony Drew Dorsett Sr. (born April 7, 1954) is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.

Raised in western Pennsylvania, Dorsett played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, where he led the Panthers to the national championship as a senior in the 1976 season and won the Heisman Trophy. He was the first-round, second overall draft choice of the Dallas Cowboys in the 1977 NFL draft. Dorsett was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and played for the team for 11 seasons, through 1987. He won a Super Bowl title in his rookie season over the Denver Broncos, with whom he spent his final season before retiring due to injuries. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1994) and the College Football Hall of Fame (1994).
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