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Raised in western Pennsylvania, Dorsett played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, where he led the Panthers to the national championship as a senior in the 1976 season and won the Heisman Trophy.
Tony Dorsett. School: Pitt. Position: RB Heisman Voting: 4th in 1975, 1st in 1976. Draft: 1st round, 2nd overall of the 1977 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys. More bio, uniform, draft info
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- April 7, 1954
May 3, 2024 · Tony Dorsett is an American gridiron football player who is widely considered one of the best running backs in the sport’s history. A four-year starter and three-time All-American at the University of Pittsburgh, Dorsett set collegiate records for the most 100-yard rushing performances in a season.
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Tony Dorsett, a 5-11, 192-pound running back from the University of Pittsburgh, already was a celebrity by the time he joined the Dallas Cowboys as their first-round draft pick in 1977. A four-time All-America at Pittsburgh, Dorsett also won the 1976 Heisman Trophy.
Jan 22, 2022 · Dorsett went on to play college football at Pittsburgh for Majors, and he was an instant sensation, running for 1,686 yards as a freshman, which was second in the NCAA and the most ever by a freshman, while scoring 13 touchdowns.
In 1973, a skinny freshman named Tony Dorsett began a Pitt career that would lead to a national championship, the Heisman Trophy, and acclaim as the greatest running back in college football history.
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