Tony Dorsett
Running back, American football player
1954 –
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Who is Tony Dorsett?
Anthony "Tony" Drew Dorsett is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. After graduating from Hopewell High School, Dorsett attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he won a Heisman Trophy. He was a first round draft choice of the Cowboys in 1977, became NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and played for the team through 1987. He played for Denver the following year before he was forced to retire due to injuries.
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- Born
- Apr 7, 1954
Rochester - Also known as
- Anthony Drew Dorset
- The Hawk
- TD
- Anthony Drew Dorsett
- Anthony "Tony" Drew Dorsett
- Parents
- Spouses
- Janet Harmon Dorsett
(2000/06/03 - ) - Julie Simon
(1981/04/07 - 1985/02/22)
- Janet Harmon Dorsett
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Pittsburgh
- Hopewell High School
- Lived in
- Rochester
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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