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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

Career AV: 107 (83rd overall since 1950)

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 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 AV
1977 23 DAL RB 33 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 16
1978* 24 DAL RB 33 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 16
1979 25 DAL RB 33 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 12
1980 26 DAL RB 33 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 13
1981*+ 27 DAL RB 33 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 14
1982* 28 DAL RB 33 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 14
1983* 29 DAL RB 33 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 13
1984 30 DAL RB 33 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 9
1985 31 DAL RB 33 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 12
1986 32 DAL RB 33 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 7
1987 33 DAL rb 33 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 5
1988 34 DEN RB 33 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 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 90 137
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 84 131
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 6

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1977 23 DAL RB 33 14 4 7 0 0 0
1978* 24 DAL RB 33 16 15 12 4 54 1
1979 25 DAL RB 33 14 14 9 1 0 0
1980 26 DAL RB 33 15 15 8 1 0 0
1981*+ 27 DAL RB 33 16 16 10 2 0 0
1982* 28 DAL RB 33 9 9 6 1 0 0
1983* 29 DAL RB 33 16 16 5 1 0 0
1984 30 DAL RB 33 16 16 12 1 -21 0
1985 31 DAL RB 33 16 16 7 3 0 0
1986 32 DAL RB 33 13 12 5 2 0 0
1987 33 DAL rb 33 12 6 3 0 0 0
1988 34 DEN RB 33 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

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec 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 33 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 33 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 33 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 33 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 33 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 33 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 33 16 13 1 2 50.0 7 1 50.0 0 0.0 7 3.5 13.5 7.0 0.4 97.9 0 0 3.5 13.5 0.0
Career 173 152 2 8 25.0 41 1 12.5 1 12.5 34 5.1 2.0 20.5 0.2 48.4 0 0 5.1 2.0 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 13.5 7.0 0.4 97.9 0 0 3.5 13.5 0.0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1977 23 DAL RB 33 14 4 12 1 13 78
1978* 24 DAL RB 33 16 15 7 2 1 10 60
1979 25 DAL RB 33 14 14 6 1 7 42
1980 26 DAL RB 33 15 15 11 11 66
1981*+ 27 DAL RB 33 16 16 4 2 6 36
1982* 28 DAL RB 33 9 9 5 5 30
1983* 29 DAL RB 33 16 16 8 1 9 54
1984 30 DAL RB 33 16 16 6 1 7 42
1985 31 DAL RB 33 16 16 7 3 10 60
1986 32 DAL RB 33 13 12 5 1 6 36
1987 33 DAL rb 33 12 6 1 1 2 12
1988 34 DEN RB 33 16 13 5 5 30
Career 173 152 77 13 1 91 546
11 yrs DAL 157 139 72 13 1 86 516
1 yr DEN 16 13 5 5 30

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Jim Brown*, Barry Sanders*, William Andrews, Billy Sims, Terrell Davis, Alan Ameche, Clinton Portis, Eric Dickerson*, Earl Campbell*, Marcus Allen*
4 Billy Sims, Barry Sanders*, Jim Brown*, Alan Ameche, William Andrews, Eric Dickerson*, Earl Campbell*, Marcus Allen*, Ricky Watters, Clinton Portis
5 Jim Brown*, Barry Sanders*, Alan Ameche, Ricky Watters, Eddie George, Billy Sims, Marshall Faulk, Marcus Allen*, Lenny Moore*, Curtis Martin
6 Jim Brown*, Ricky Watters, Lenny Moore*, Roger Craig, Franco Harris*, Alan Ameche, Barry Sanders*, Eric Dickerson*, Curtis Martin, Marcus Allen*
7 Jim Brown*, Ricky Watters, Roger Craig, Curtis Martin, Franco Harris*, Barry Sanders*, Lenny Moore*, Eric Dickerson*, Marcus Allen*, Eddie George
8 Ricky Watters, Curtis Martin, Jim Brown*, Franco Harris*, Roger Craig, Barry Sanders*, Eric Dickerson*, Walter Payton*, Eddie George, Warrick Dunn
9 Ricky Watters, Curtis Martin, Jim Brown*, Franco Harris*, Warrick Dunn, Walter Payton*, Roger Craig, Lenny Moore*, Barry Sanders*, Eric Dickerson*
10 Curtis Martin, Ricky Watters, Franco Harris*, Walter Payton*, Jim Brown*, Warrick Dunn, Roger Craig, Lenny Moore*, Fred Taylor, James Brooks
11 Curtis Martin, Franco Harris*, Ricky Watters, Warrick Dunn, Lenny Moore*, Jim Brown*, Walter Payton*, Roger Craig, Fred Taylor, James Brooks
12 Curtis Martin, Franco Harris*, Warrick Dunn, Ricky Watters, Lenny Moore*, Jim Brown*, Walter Payton*, Roger Craig, Fred Taylor, Marcus Allen*
Career Curtis Martin, Ricky Watters, Franco Harris*, Jim Brown*, Warrick Dunn, Lenny Moore*, Roger Craig, Fred Taylor, James Brooks, Eric Dickerson*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1977 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

Pro Bowls

1978
1981
1982
1983

First-Team All-Pro

1981

Rushing Att

1978 NFL 290 (4)
1979 NFL 250 (9)
1980 NFL 278 (6)
1981 NFL 342 (3/68)
1982 NFL 177 (1)
1983 NFL 289 (9)
1984 NFL 302 (6)
1985 NFL 305 (5)
Career 2936 (10)

Rushing Yds

1977 NFL 1007 (9)
1978 NFL 1325 (3)
1980 NFL 1185 (6)
1981 NFL 1646 (2/40)
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 (20)

Long Rush

1977 NFL 84 (1/50)
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 (111)

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 (2/57)
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 (183)

Long Reception

1978 NFL 91 (2/67)

Touchdowns

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

Points Scored

1977 NFL 78 (9)
Career 546 (128)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1977 NFL 13 (2)
1980 NFL 11 (6)
Career 90 (28)

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 (5/91)
1982 NFL 201 (2)
1983 NFL 329 (9)
1984 NFL 353 (6)
1985 NFL 351 (5)
Career 3334 (10)

Playoff Games

Career 17 (125)

Playoff Games Started

Career 17 (60)

Fumbles

1978 NFL 12 (1)
1981 NFL 10 (9)
1982 NFL 6 (10)
1984 NFL 12 (7)
Career 90 (20)

Fumbles Recovered

1978 NFL 4 (10)
Career 17 (149)

Fumble Return Yds

1978 NFL 54 (5)

Fumble Return TD

1978 NFL 1 (2/38)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

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

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1977 23 14 RB 207 101 3 4
1978 24 16 RB 224 77 3 8
1979 25 14 RB 190 44 14 33
1980 26 15 RB 211 83 7 11
1981 27 16 RB 233 87 9 15
1982 28 9 RB 122 76 9 19
1983 29 16 RB 215 64 9 26
1984 30 16 RB 205 79 8 19
1985 31 16 RB 236 85 6 8
1986 32 13 RB 138 26
1987 33 12 RB 75 44
1988 34 16 RB 119 30
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