janet harmon dorsett
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| Born: | (1954-04-07) April 7, 1954 Rochester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Tiptop: | 5 ft 11 in (1.eighty one thousand) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Hopewell (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh (1973–1976) | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1977 / Round: ane / Pick: two | ||||||||||||
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Anthony Drew Dorsett Sr. (built-in April 7, 1954) is an American former professional person football thespian who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.
Raised in western Pennsylvania, Dorsett attended the nearby University of Pittsburgh, where he led the Panthers to the national championship equally a senior in 1976 and won the Heisman Trophy. He was the first-round typhoon option of the Cowboys in 1977, the 2nd overall selection (from Seattle). Dorsett was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and played for the team for 11 seasons, through 1987. He played for Denver the following year, then retired because of injuries. He is a member of the Pro Football game Hall of Fame (1994) and the Higher Football Hall of Fame (1994).
Early years [edit]
The son of Wes and Myrtle, Dorsett grew up in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, northwest of Pittsburgh. He attended Hopewell High School,[1] where he played football and basketball.
As a high school sophomore in 1970, Dorsett started at cornerback, as his coaches did not believe the 147-pound Dorsett was large enough to play running back, the position he played in inferior high school. In 1971, a competition between Dorsett and sophomore Michael Kimbrough for the starting running back position concluded after Dorsett took a screen pass 75 yards for a touchdown against Ambridge during the season opener.[two]
Dorsett ended the year equally an All-Country selection subsequently rushing for 1,034 yards and scoring 19 touchdowns, while leading the Vikings to a 9–1 season. He also remained a starting cornerback on the defensive side. In basketball Dorsett helped his team reach the WPIAL quarterfinals.
In 1972, Dorsett was again an All-state Choice, after setting a single-game rushing tape with 247 yards against Sharon, a single-flavor rushing record with ane,238 yards and the career rushing tape with two,272 yards, while leading the Vikings to a 9–1 season. Dorsett was also a key player on the defensive side as one of the starting linebackers.
For all the power he had, Dorsett could never lead his team to the WPIAL Course AA playoffs, because in those days the teams had to have an undefeated record. The squad's but loss in 1971 came against Sharon after Dorsett experienced a concussion and played less than a quarter, and the only loss in 1972 came against Butler while playing on a muddy field.
At the end of his senior season, he played at the Big 33 Football Classic. This was the first fourth dimension that his future coach Johnny Majors saw him play live.
Equally a tribute to him, the school retired his 33 jersey and in 2001, Hopewell'south Stadium was renamed Tony Dorsett Stadium.
College career [edit]
At the University of Pittsburgh, Dorsett became the first freshman in 29 years to be named All-American (Doc Blanchard of Army was the previous one in 1944). He finished second in the nation in rushing with 1,586 yards in 11 games and led the Pittsburgh Panthers to its first winning season in 10 years. He was Pittsburgh's first All-American selection since the 1963 season, when both Paul Martha and Ernie Borghetti were named to the first team. His i,586 rushing yards at the time was the most e'er recorded past a freshman, breaking the record set by New United mexican states Country's Ron "Po" James record in 1968.[three] James, similar Dorsett, hailed from Beaver County, Pennsylvania, specifically New Brighton. Although Dorsett was known as Anthony, the school'southward able-bodied department convinced him to go by Tony, to employ the marketable initials TD as in touchdown.
At the beginning of Dorsett's freshman yr at Pitt, his son Anthony Dorsett was built-in on September xiv, 1973. Later on in the 1973 season, Dorsett faced some criticism when it became known that his son was born out of wedlock, with some observers contending that he should drib out of school and marry his son's mother and financially support his family. Dorsett believed that the best way to intendance for his son was to continue to pursue his football career, a tactic that succeeded due to his successful professional career.[4]
Three games into his sophomore season, he became Pitt's all-time leader in career rushing yards, surpassing the old record of 1,957 yards fix past Marshall Goldberg, who helped Pitt to a national title in 1937.[5]
Confronting Notre Dame in his inferior year, Dorsett had 303 yards rushing to intermission his own school single-game rushing record. Every bit a senior in 1976, he had a full of 290 yards confronting Notre Dame. He darted 61 yards on his get-go run of the season and tacked on 120 more by the terminate of the 31–10 Pitt win.[6]
Every bit a senior in 1976, he helped pb his school to a national title, picking up the Heisman Trophy,[seven] the Maxwell Award,[viii] the Walter Military camp Award for actor of the year, and the United Press International (UPI) Player of the Year award along the fashion as he led the nation in rushing with 2,150 yards. He was a three-time first-team All-American (1973, 1975, 1976) and a second-team All-American in 1974 past UPI and Newspaper Enterprise Clan (NEA). Dorsett finished his higher career with half-dozen,082 total rushing yards, so an NCAA tape. This would stand as the tape until it was surpassed by Ricky Williams in 1998.
Dorsett was the first Pitt role player to accept his jersey retired, later being a four-time 1,000-thou rusher and four-fourth dimension All-American. He is considered 1 of the greatest running backs in college football history. In 2007, he was ranked #vii on ESPN'southward Elevation 25 Players in College Football game History list.[nine] In 1994, he was inducted into the Higher Football Hall of Fame.
Professional career [edit]
Dallas Cowboys [edit]
Ahead of the 1977 NFL Draft, scouts were skeptical about Dorsett's potential at the professional level, citing his small size as his primary liability in his long-term immovability.[10] After being passed over by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the first overall pick, the Dallas Cowboys selected him with the 2nd overall pick, which they had acquired from the Seattle Seahawks in commutation for the 14th overall (Steve August), 30th overall (Tom Lynch), 41st overall (Terry Beeson), and 54th overall (Glenn Carano) picks; Dorsett had previously told the Seahawks that he would not play for them.[11] Dorsett signed a five-year contract worth a reported $1.1 million, becoming the first contract in Cowboys history to exceed $one million; it was the second-largest contract signed for a rookie that season, with first overall pick Ricky Bell beating Dorsett with a $1.2 million contract.[eleven]
From the showtime, Dorsett and head coach Tom Landry had differing opinions on how he should run the ball. Landry initially designed precise running plays, but was eventually convinced that Dorsett was a different type of running back and instructed the offensive line to cake and agree their man, while Dorsett chose the running lane with his gifted vision and instincts.
In 1977, Dorsett'south rookie year, he provided an instant impact, rushing for 1,007 yards (including a 206-k rushing effort against the Philadelphia Eagles), scoring 12 touchdowns, and earning rookie of the year honors. He ready a new Cowboys rookie record and was also the just Cowboy to rush for more than than 1,000 yards in his rookie season. He held the record for 39 years, until 2016, when Ezekiel Elliott surpassed 1,000 yards in his 9th game and bankrupt Dorsett's tape in game 10 with 1,102 yards.
He was named the starter in the 10th game of the season, and became the first role player to win the college football championship, then win the Super Bowl the next year, when the Cowboys beat the Denver Broncos 27–10 in Super Bowl XII.[ citation needed ] In his second season, Dorsett recorded 1,325 yards and 9 touchdowns, with the Cowboys once again reaching the Super Bowl, although they lost 35–31 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XIII.
In 1980, he had ane of his best runs. With the ball on the iv-yard line against the St. Louis Cardinals, the correct defensive end and linebacker had penetration, while the ii cornerbacks were blitzing. Dorsett suddenly pivoted on his right human foot, turned 360 degrees, and ran wide around the left side, chirapsia the safety and eluding a total of v defenders for a touchdown without being touched.
His most productive flavour was in 1981, when he recorded 1,646 yards, breaking the Cowboys' franchise record.
In 1982, his streak of 5 straight years with at least 1,000 rushing yards was interrupted by the strike-shortened season. Dallas only played 9 games, with Dorsett registering 745 yards and five touchdowns. In the final regular-flavor game against the Minnesota Vikings, he set a tape that tin can only exist tied, with a 99-one thousand touchdown run. Derrick Henry tied his record with a 99-k touchdown run in 2018.[12]
Prior to the 1985 season, he held out, enervating that his contract be renegotiated. Defensive tackle Randy White had been given a larger contract by the Cowboys.
In 1986, running back Herschel Walker was signed by the Cowboys and moved to fullback, so he could share backfield duties with Dorsett, condign the 2d Heisman backfield tandem in NFL history, after George Rogers and Earl Campbell were teammates on the 1984 New Orleans Saints. This move created tension, equally it would limit Dorsett's playing time, and because Walker'south $5 million five-yr contract exceeded his $4.5 million 5-twelvemonth contract. Although Dorsett was slowed past talocrural joint and human knee injuries that acquired him to miss three games, he withal led the Cowboys in rushing for the 10th consecutive season with 748 yards.
In 1987, Walker complained to Cowboys management that he was being moved around between three different positions (running back, fullback, wide receiver) and that Dorsett had more carries. He took over as the team's main running dorsum, with Dorsett playing in 12 games (six starts) and rushing for 456 yards on 130 carries. Dorsett was not played in ii games despite being healthy, which made him demand a trade.[13]
On June two, 1988, Dorsett was traded to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a conditional fifth-round typhoon choice.[14] He left as the franchise'southward rushing leader (12,036 yards) and second in league history in postseason rushing yards (i,383).
Denver Broncos [edit]
The Denver Broncos acquired Dorsett considering they were desperate to improve their running game. He reunited with former Cowboys offensive coordinator Dan Reeves and at the age of 34, he reportedly could still run 40 yards in iv.3 seconds.[15] With the retirement of Walter Payton the previous year, he was the career leader in rushing yards among active players. He also had a positive bear on on the offense until being limited with injuries late in the season, appearing in 16 games (thirteen starts), while leading the team with 703 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns. In a November 27, 1988, game against the Los Angeles Rams, Dorsett threw the only touchdown pass of his career (only the 2nd pass completion in viii career attempts, with one interception), for vii yards to beau running back Sammy Winder.[16]
On September 26, 1988, Dorsett moved into second place on the all-time rushing list with 12,306 yards, and finished his career with 12,739 yards, trailing merely Walter Payton. He retired after having torn left knee ligaments during training camp the following season.[17]
Legacy [edit]
Dorsett rushed for 12,739 yards and 77 touchdowns in his 12-twelvemonth career. Dorsett also had 13 receiving scores and fifty-fifty a fumble recovery for a touchdown. On January iii, 1983, during a Monday Night Football game in Minnesota, Dorsett broke a 99-yard touchdown run against the Vikings, which is the longest run from scrimmage in NFL history (Derrick Henry of the Tennessee Titans would tie this record in 2018). Dorsett broke the previous record of 97 yards, set by Andy Uram in 1939 and Bob Gage in 1949. The Cowboys only had x men on the field at the time, as fullback Ron Springs was unaware of the play being called.[18] Despite the feat, the Cowboys lost the game 27–31.[19]
Dorsett made the Pro Basin iv times during his career (1978, 1981–1983) and rushed for over i,000 yards in eight of his first 9 seasons. Of his 12 NFL seasons, he surpassed 1,000 yards viii times. During the strike-shortened, nine-game season of 1982, he led the NFC in rushing with 745 yards. He was a Offset-team All-Pro in 1981 and a 2nd-squad All-Pro in 1982 and 1983.
Dorsett was elected to both the Pro Football game Hall of Fame and the College Football game Hall of Fame in 1994 and was enshrined in the Texas Stadium Ring of Honor the same year. In 1999, he was ranked number 53 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football game Players. He is the first of simply 2 players in history (forth with former running back Marcus Allen) who has won the Heisman Trophy, won the Super Basin, won the College National Championship, been enshrined in the College Hall of Fame, and been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall Of Fame.
The football game stadium at Hopewell High School in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, is named after Dorsett and a street near Heinz Field, the home stadium of the Academy of Pittsburgh, is named after him.
Personal life [edit]
Dorsett signing autographs in Houston in Jan 2014
Dorsett has four children: Anthony, Jazmyn, Madison, and Mia (with current wife Janet).[20] His son, Anthony, as well played football at the Academy of Pittsburgh and played defensive back in the NFL from 1996 to 2003, making Super Basin appearances with the Tennessee Titans (Super Bowl XXXIV) and Oakland Raiders (Super Bowl XXXVII). He is also the uncle of NFL Hall of Fame cornerback Ty Law, a three-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots in the belatedly '90s and early 2000s.
Dorsett hosts the Tony Dorsett Celebrity Golf game Classic for McGuire Memorial. This consequence has raised nigh $5 million in support of McGuire Memorial's mission.[ citation needed ]
Dorsett has helped better the wellness of electric current and former professional athletes through promoting sensation of sleep apnea across the United States. He has teamed upward with prize-winning orthodontic technician David Gergen and the Pro Role player Health Alliance to hold free public-awareness events in local communities all over the nation. Dorsett has helped get over 150 former players successfully treated for sleep apnea.[21]
Wellness issues [edit]
In November 2013, Dorsett appear he had signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a encephalon disease plant in many quondam football players, boxers, and hockey players.[22] Specifically, Dorsett referred to memory loss equally the major symptom affecting him in retirement.[23]
See also [edit]
- List of NCAA Division I FBS players with at least 50 career rushing touchdowns
- List of NCAA major college football yearly rushing leaders
- List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders
- Living former players diagnosed with or reporting symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy
References [edit]
- ^ Cost, Southward.L. (September 9, 2014). "The Middle Of Football Beats In Aliquippa". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (August 4, 1994). "Tony Dorsett's Hopewell High coaches celebrate his Hall of Fame consecration". Pittsburgh Postal service-Gazette . Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ^ Pitt'southward Dorsett All-America Pick. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – December 4, 1973
- ^ Millman, Chad; Coyne, Shawn (2010). The Ones Who Hit the Hardest: The Steelers, the Cowboys, the '70s, and the Fight for America's Soul. Gotham Books. pp. 185–186. ISBN978-1592406654 . Retrieved June half dozen, 2013.
- ^ Quick as a hiccup, Panthers Dorsett. The Morning time Record – December 1, 1976
- ^ "Higher Football – Heisman Heroes – Suzuki presents Heisman Heroes: Tony Dorsett". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. CNN. August 25, 2000.
- ^ "Dorsett Is Best in the Country..." Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Associated Press. November 30, 1976. p. 19. Retrieved June iii, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tony Dorsett Receives Maxwell Guild Award". The Morning Herald. Associated Printing. January 20, 1977. p. 20. Retrieved June three, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Winners Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Heisman.com. Retrieved on January 13, 2014.
- ^ "Dorsett Proves He'south Big Enough". Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "This amanuensis's no clandestine". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans 2018 REG 14 - Game Eye". NFL.com.
- ^ "No Trade Underneath Tony Dorsett'south Tree". Retrieved February xix, 2016.
- ^ "Tony Dorsett Is Traded To The Denver Broncos". Retrieved Feb 19, 2016.
- ^ "GoodBye Big D, Howdy Denver". Retrieved February xix, 2016.
- ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DorsTo00.htm/[ bare URL ]
- ^ "Broncos Report Knee Injury Threatens Dorsett's Career". Retrieved Feb 19, 2016.
- ^ "Tony Dorsett #33 – Running Back". Archived from the original on Baronial 5, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
{{cite spider web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). dallascowboysfanclub.com - ^ Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings – January tertiary, 1983. Pro-Football-Reference.com (January three, 1983). Retrieved on Jan 13, 2014.
- ^ "Maddie Dorsett - 2017 Soccer Roster - University of Texas Athletics". www.texassports.com . Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ Jacobs, Kyle. "Public Relations". PRWeb. PRWeb. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ DiPaola, Jerry (November six, 2013). "Report: Ex-Pitt star Dorsett has signs of neurological disorder". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved November vii, 2013.
- ^ Alper, Josh (November vii, 2013). "Brains of Tony Dorsett, others testify signs of CTE". NBC Sports. Retrieved Nov seven, 2013.
External links [edit]
- Tony Dorsett at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Tony Dorsett at the College Football game Hall of Fame
- Tony Dorsett at Heisman.com
- Career statistics and thespian information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Dorsett
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