Tony Dorsett, born Anthony Drew Dorsett Sr. on April 7, 1954, is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Denver Broncos. Raised in western Pennsylvania, he led the Pittsburgh Panthers to the national championship in the 1976 season and won the Heisman Trophy as a senior. Dallas took him second overall in the 1977 draft; he was the league's Offensive Rookie of the Year, played for the Cowboys for eleven seasons until 1987 and won a Super Bowl in his rookie year over the Broncos, with whom he spent his final season. He entered both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Anthony Drew Dorsett Sr. (born April 7, 1954)
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is an American former professional football running back
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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.
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He won a Super Bowl in his rookie season over the Denver Broncos
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