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Tony Dorsett

Anthony Drew Dorsett Sr.

Position: RB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 192 lbs.
Born: April 7, 1954 in Rochester, PA
College: Pittsburgh

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1994

4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1977 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1977 23 DAL RB 14 4 208 1007 12 84 4.8 71.9 14.9 29 273 9.4 1 23 2.1 19.5 1280 13 7
1978* 24 DAL RB 16 15 290 1325 7 63 4.6 82.8 18.1 37 378 10.2 2 91 2.3 23.6 1703 9 12
1979 25 DAL RB 14 14 250 1107 6 41 4.4 79.1 17.9 45 375 8.3 1 32 3.2 26.8 1482 7 9
1980 26 DAL RB 15 15 278 1185 11 56 4.3 79.0 18.5 34 263 7.7 0 27 2.3 17.5 1448 11 8
1981*+ 27 DAL RB 16 16 342 1646 4 75 4.8 102.9 21.4 32 325 10.2 2 73 2.0 20.3 1971 6 10
1982* 28 DAL RB 9 9 177 745 5 99 4.2 82.8 19.7 24 179 7.5 0 18 2.7 19.9 924 5 6
1983* 29 DAL RB 16 16 289 1321 8 77 4.6 82.6 18.1 40 287 7.2 1 24 2.5 17.9 1608 9 5
1984 30 DAL RB 16 16 302 1189 6 31 3.9 74.3 18.9 51 459 9.0 1 68 3.2 28.7 1648 7 12
1985 31 DAL RB 16 16 305 1307 7 60 4.3 81.7 19.1 46 449 9.8 3 56 2.9 28.1 1756 10 7
1986 32 DAL RB 13 12 184 748 5 33 4.1 57.5 14.2 25 267 10.7 1 36 1.9 20.5 1015 6 5
1987 33 DAL rb 12 6 130 456 1 24 3.5 38.0 10.8 19 177 9.3 1 33 1.6 14.8 633 2 3
1988 34 DEN RB 16 13 181 703 5 26 3.9 43.9 11.3 16 122 7.6 0 16 1.0 7.6 825 5 6
Career 173 152 2936 12739 77 99 4.3 73.6 17.0 398 3554 8.9 13 91 2.3 20.5 16293 90 90
11 yrs DAL 157 139 2755 12036 72 99 4.4 76.7 17.5 382 3432 9.0 13 91 2.4 21.9 15468 85 84
1 yr DEN 16 13 181 703 5 26 3.9 43.9 11.3 16 122 7.6 0 16 1.0 7.6 825 5 6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1977 23 DAL RB 14 4 7 0 0 0
1978* 24 DAL RB 16 15 12 4 54 1
1979 25 DAL RB 14 14 9 1 0 0
1980 26 DAL RB 15 15 8 1 0 0
1981*+ 27 DAL RB 16 16 10 2 0 0
1982* 28 DAL RB 9 9 6 1 0 0
1983* 29 DAL RB 16 16 5 1 0 0
1984 30 DAL RB 16 16 12 1 -21 0
1985 31 DAL RB 16 16 7 3 0 0
1986 32 DAL RB 13 12 5 2 0 0
1987 33 DAL rb 12 6 3 0 0 0
1988 34 DEN RB 16 13 6 1 0 0
Career 173 152 90 17 33 1
11 yrs DAL 157 139 84 16 33 1
1 yr DEN 16 13 6 1 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1977 23 DAL RB 14 4 1 1 100.0 34 0 0.0 0 0.0 34 34.0 34.0 34.0 2.4 118.7 0 0 34.0 34.0 0.0
1978* 24 DAL RB 16 15 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1980 26 DAL RB 15 15 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1982* 28 DAL RB 9 9 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1983* 29 DAL RB 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1984 30 DAL RB 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
1988 34 DEN RB 16 13 1 2 50.0 7 1 50.0 0 0.0 7 3.5 8.5 7.0 0.4 97.9 0 0 3.5 8.5 0.0
Career 173 152 2 8 25.0 41 1 12.5 1 12.5 34 5.1 0.8 20.5 0.2 48.4 0 0 5.1 0.8 0.0
11 yrs DAL 157 139 1 6 16.7 34 0 0.0 1 16.7 34 5.7 -1.8 34.0 0.2 11.1 0 0 5.7 -1.8 0.0
1 yr DEN 16 13 1 2 50.0 7 1 50.0 0 0.0 7 3.5 8.5 7.0 0.4 97.9 0 0 3.5 8.5 0.0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1977 23 DAL RB 14 4 12 1 78
1978* 24 DAL RB 16 15 7 2 1 60
1979 25 DAL RB 14 14 6 1 42
1980 26 DAL RB 15 15 11 66
1981*+ 27 DAL RB 16 16 4 2 36
1982* 28 DAL RB 9 9 5 30
1983* 29 DAL RB 16 16 8 1 54
1984 30 DAL RB 16 16 6 1 42
1985 31 DAL RB 16 16 7 3 60
1986 32 DAL RB 13 12 5 1 36
1987 33 DAL rb 12 6 1 1 12
1988 34 DEN RB 16 13 5 30
Career 173 152 77 13 1 546
11 yrs DAL 157 139 72 13 1 516
1 yr DEN 16 13 5 30

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1978
1981
1982
1983

1st-team All-Pro

1981

Rushing Att

1978 NFL 290 (4)
1979 NFL 250 (9)
1980 NFL 278 (6)
1981 NFL 342 (3-- 66)
1982 NFL 177 (1)
1983 NFL 289 (9)
1984 NFL 302 (6)
1985 NFL 305 (5)
Career 2936 (9)

Rushing Yds

1977 NFL 1007 (9)
1978 NFL 1325 (3)
1980 NFL 1185 (6)
1981 NFL 1646 (2-- 38)
1982 NFL 745 (2)
1983 NFL 1321 (6)
1984 NFL 1189 (7)
1985 NFL 1307 (6)
Career 12739 (7)

Rushing TD

1977 NFL 12 (2)
1980 NFL 11 (3)
1982 NFL 5 (10)
Career 77 (19)

Long Rush

1977 NFL 84 (1-- 49)
1980 NFL 56 (8)
1981 NFL 75 (3)
1982 NFL 99 (1-- 1)
1983 NFL 77 (4)

Yds/Rushing Att

1977 NFL 4.8 (3)
1978 NFL 4.6 (8)
1981 NFL 4.8 (5)
1983 NFL 4.6 (10)
Career 4.3 (109)

Rushing Yds/Game

1977 NFL 71.9 (10)
1978 NFL 82.8 (4)
1979 NFL 79.1 (6)
1980 NFL 79.0 (6)
1981 NFL 102.9 (2-- 55)
1982 NFL 82.8 (4)
1983 NFL 82.6 (9)
1984 NFL 74.3 (10)
1985 NFL 81.7 (7)
Career 73.6 (28)

Receptions

Career 398 (176)

Long Reception

1978 NFL 91 (2-- 64)

Touchdowns

1977 NFL 13 (2)
1978 NFL 10 (8)
1980 NFL 11 (6)
Career 91 (25)

Points Scored

1977 NFL 78 (9)
Career 546 (124)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1977 NFL 13 (2)
1980 NFL 11 (6)
Career 90 (26)

Non-Offensive TDs

1978 NFL 1 (6)

Yds From Scrimmage

1977 NFL 1280 (8)
1978 NFL 1703 (2)
1979 NFL 1482 (9)
1980 NFL 1448 (9)
1981 NFL 1971 (2-- 60)
1982 NFL 924 (7)
1983 NFL 1608 (7)
1984 NFL 1648 (7)
1985 NFL 1756 (6)
Career 16293 (9)

All-Purpose Yds

1978 NFL 1703 (4)
1981 NFL 1971 (3)
1982 NFL 924 (10)
1983 NFL 1608 (8)
1984 NFL 1648 (8)
1985 NFL 1756 (10)
Career 16293 (14)

Touches

1978 NFL 327 (3)
1979 NFL 295 (9)
1980 NFL 312 (7)
1981 NFL 374 (5-- 88)
1982 NFL 201 (2)
1983 NFL 329 (9)
1984 NFL 353 (6)
1985 NFL 351 (5)
Career 3334 (9)

Playoff Games

Career 17 (124)

Playoff Games Started

Career 17 (59)

Fumbles

1978 NFL 12 (1)
1981 NFL 10 (9)
1982 NFL 6 (10)
1984 NFL 12 (7)
Career 90 (19)

Fumbles Recovered

1978 NFL 4 (10)
Career 17 (148)

Fumble Return Yds

1978 NFL 54 (5)

Fumble Return TD

1978 NFL 1 (2-- 38)
Career 1 (199)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1977 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1978 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1981 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1981 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1982 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1982 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1983 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1983 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1977 23 14 RB 207 101 3 4
1978 24 16 RB 224 102 3 8
1979 25 14 RB 190 59 14 33
1980 26 15 RB 211 111 7 11
1981 27 16 RB 233 116 9 15
1982 28 9 RB 122 57 9 19
1983 29 16 RB 215 86 9 26
1984 30 16 RB 205 105 8 19
1985 31 16 RB 236 113 6 8
1986 32 13 RB 138 26
1987 33 12 RB 75 44
1988 34 16 RB 119 30
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