Tony Dorsett
Anthony Drew Dorsett Sr.
Born: April 7, 1954
Rochester, PA USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 192
College: Pittsburgh
High School: Hopewell (Aliquippa, PA)
Career: 1977-1988
Drafted: 1977 in Round 1, #2 overall by the Dallas Cowboys
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994
Tony Dorsett played from 1977 to 1988 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. Dorsett ran for 12,739 yards in his career on 2,936 attempts, scoring 77 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 398 passes for 3,554 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 118.8 |
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 97.9 |
| Totals | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 41 | 5.1 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 34 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 208 | 1007 | 4.8 | 84 | 12 |
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 290 | 1325 | 4.6 | 63 | 7 |
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 250 | 1107 | 4.4 | 41 | 6 |
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 278 | 1185 | 4.3 | 56 | 11 |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 342 | 1646 | 4.8 | 75 | 4 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 177 | 745 | 4.2 | 99 | 5 |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 289 | 1321 | 4.6 | 77 | 8 |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 302 | 1189 | 3.9 | 31 | 6 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 305 | 1307 | 4.3 | 60 | 7 |
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 184 | 748 | 4.1 | 33 | 5 |
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 130 | 456 | 3.5 | 24 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL Denver Broncos | 181 | 703 | 3.9 | 26 | 5 |
| Totals | 2936 | 12739 | 4.3 | 99 | 77 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 29 | 273 | 9.4 | 23 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 37 | 378 | 10.2 | 91 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 45 | 375 | 8.3 | 32 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 34 | 263 | 7.7 | 27 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 32 | 325 | 10.2 | 73 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 24 | 179 | 7.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 40 | 287 | 7.2 | 24 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 51 | 459 | 9.0 | 68 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 46 | 449 | 9.8 | 56 | 3 |
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 25 | 267 | 10.7 | 36 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 19 | 177 | 9.3 | 33 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL Denver Broncos | 16 | 122 | 7.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 398 | 3554 | 8.9 | 91 | 13 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 1 | -21 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 90 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Totals | 77 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 546 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 4 |
| 1978 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 15 |
| 1979 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 14 |
| 1980 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 15 |
| 1981 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 12 |
| 1987 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 6 |
| 1988 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 13 |
Awards
1977 - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
Honors
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1982 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1982 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1982 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
