I'm aware that Dorsett won the starting position in 77. But to me he put to bed any questions in 1978 of a dual running back tandem that Landry was known for. Dorsett changed the league he is still one of the smallest backs to ever make the hall of fame.
@@christophertracy2807The game has changed some say it has evolved. The great runners of the old days are long gone. I am no expert on O line technique but it seems to me that they don’t or can’t open holes like they used to.
When Tom Landry in a team meeting told his offensive linemen that "Tony is a different type of runner, you guys just put your hat on your man, and he'll run to what he sees" the Cowboys knew they had something special. We all love Emmitt Smith, and he has the rushing title but if I'm building a Dallas Cowboys team from scratch with all Cowboys players in their history, I'm starting with TD as my running back.
@@senecanicholson1090 the ones he started out with were easily that good. But the Steelers of the late '70s were miles better, comparatively, than the AFC teams of the '90s. Ralph Neely, Herb Scott, John Fitzgerald, Tom Rafferty, and Pat Donavan were solid in '77. Rayfield Wright, a HOFer, missed most of '77 but was back in '78 in place of Donavan, who was still damn good. Don't get me wrong: the '90s line was terrific, and I don't know which one I'd take over the other, but you wouldn't want to stand out there in the flat with any of the '70s guys pulling on you.
If I recall, the Cowboys at one time had only lost one game when he ran for 100 yards, they were like 25-1 or something, so he ran for 96 yards if I remember in SB 13. Those 4 more yards, you never know. Yes, that first drive was great, Tom did not need to do a trick play that soon in the game.
He was gaining à lot of yards before the reverse to Drew Pearson who fumbled, after that the Steelers made some adjustments. The Steelers had no Darrell Greene in their secondary, Greene ran track for Jones High School in Houston Tx, he ran a 4.25 forty, his coach was Mr. MIller the mountain top man.
Amen preaching the gospel truth about this subject matter, Tony Dorsett was running all over the Steel Curtian Defense in Superbowl #13 , and Tom Landry was being conservative, and not using Tony Dorsett the right way against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Cowboys got away from running to being fancy and it Cast Dallas Cowboys Franchise a Superbowl Championship. Dallas should've beaten the Steelers that day, I can't look at the tape of that game . Heartbreaking . And Jackie Smith drop a Touchdown in the Third quarter, and Randy White fumble the kick of return .
The best documentary on Dorsett on TH-cam! I challenge anyone to name a better documentary! Beyond the Glory documentary about Dorsett is the only one that probably stands to this. Another legendary video on my second favorite player ever!
Man Tony looked so bad azz running the hell outta that football back in the day! His running stride was so smooth and effortless...to the point where you couldn't really appreciate just how fast he was. We were big Tony Dorsett fans back then...and we are to to thisday!
Emmitt was for sure better. Speed is the only thing Dorsett had on Emmitt. But I do think it's closer than most people think. Dorsett really was lightning quick. What's crazy is when Bullet Bob Hayes got there, they had 2 of the fastest players in the history of the NFL. That would be a nightmare to game plan against.
@@teekay4389Stop with Myth OL nonsense. They didn't become legendary until they won. Also, they didn't have a winning record without Emmitt. Tony Dorsett speed was better overall package Emmitt is the best RB of Cowboys & the most accomplished RB in NFL History
@pdm2201 So true, years back, i read a few articles about how ND let the field grass grow extremely high to slow TD down. And of course, it didn't work.
Speaking of pretty....Phyllis George. Yes sir. : ) Dorsett had the fastest straight ahead acceleration to top speed I think I've seen in the NFL. That may be why he was so good running inside, as Landry said. Criminally underrated by some bloggers over the past decade who don't know their stuff. He's one of the greatest RBs of all time. Reminding people of his historic greatness in college only reinforces that. I'm liking these bio backstories, and how closely you're examining this footage. Keep up the good work.
Best back in the open field or with one guy to beat in nfl history your numbers prove it. Most 80yard runs most 70 yard most over 90. Guy was the reason landry changed the computer we talked about that before. A great video. always the best cowboy content.
Excellent video of one of the greatest running backs of all time. Dorsett retired as the number two rusher, only behind Sweetness, and unfortunately is largely forgotten in the mix today but will always be one of the greatest No Doubt. Went to see him and Randy White get inducted into the Hall of Fame in 94 and he's been one of my all-time favorite players only behind Roger Staubach!
Steve Largent went to the Seahawks that same year after being traded from Houston and was the same size as Dorsett. Both are in the HOF and amongst the best to do what they did. #sizeoftheheart
Excellent video on a true legendary player who was one of my heroes when I was a child. Then somehow the Cowboys got him & he led them to 2 Super Bowls. TD is the reason that I liked the Cowboys in addition to being a Steelers fan. Even when they faced each other in the Super Bowl I would've been fine with a Cowboys victory because TD was from Pittsburgh. So I watched the Cowboys when possible & learned about other great Cowboys players & realized the entire NFL had lots of great men like Roger Staubach. Again thanks for a great video that does justice to TD.
TD one of the best to ever touch the football...believe that! Great video Logical, keep up the good work bro! I remember watching the 77 season and being mad at Landry for not running TD enough! I loved Newhouse and he was an underrated back himself, however, TD would be the key component that made the Boys champions again!!! The Cowboys would have had one or two more titles had Staubach not retired when he did, as he was playing his best football. Danny White was a good quarterback, but he had a knack for horrible interceptions and fumbles in crunch time. We had three consecutive losses in the NFC championship in the 80, 81, and 82 seasons, and I guarantee you we won at least one, if not two or three, with Roger. Tony was great and one of the top 5 backs to ever play (my opinion). He was number two in rushing yards at the time of his retirement. A great back with otherworldly speed and vision.
My Favorite Dallas Cowboy off all time I watched every game of his ❤❤❤❤ Him and met him at football camp my football hero. Thanks for this video. He was truly the best Landry wouldn’t let him have more the. 25 carries a game so all those yards came and very few carries.
Nobody Ever played for the Dallas Cowboy's & Got More RED ZONE TOUCHDOWNS than Tony Dorsett.. this Man made red zone TD's look soooooo easy. Thankyou Sir for being A Great American. Ok Great Cowboy.😅
I'll never forget that 99 yard run he had from end zone, to end zone. His running was supernatural, yet artistically graceful. Seeing him get traded to Seattle made me "shartmit." (shart & vomit simultaneously)
Top 7 fan favorite RB’s in history that any fan tuned into watch their game because you never knew what you were going see and you anticipated something new because of there insane agility. Sayers,Simpson,Dorsett,Payton,Allen,Sanders,Dickerson,…..
Awesome video! Thanks for all the digging and letting us know more about our childhood heroes. Tony D was always a favorite, I remember driving home from school when I heard on the radio the Cowboys had drafted Tony...that was like Christmas to a kid.
Outstanding!!!!! You do so many great presentations for us my brother!!!! As always, keep up the great work!!! Let's see if the Cowboys can make a turnaround after the bye week!!!!
Bro, you have a knack for being clutch with these masterpieces!! It never fails!! I'm actually working on a book about Tony Dorsett right now......3 chapters into it.
@thelogicalcowboy I got you bro. One thing that a lot of people don't know is that in their pre-draft meetings in 1977, the Cowboys were having internal discussions about whether to draft Tony Dorsett or Ricky Bell.
@tsingletonjr82 Yep. Also Walter Payton was in that conversation. Not as much as the others. But they did evaluate him. What's also amazing is that Dallas ranked every college prospect and used their computer system to give them an internal value. Dorsett had the highest value of any player since the system was created back in the 60s. He was that good.
@@thelogicalcowboy I remember reading a while back that the Cowboys were going back and forth between Walter Payton and Randy White before the draft in 1975.
I played high school football in the early 80s. I was 5’10” and weighed 180. I ran a 4.4 in the 40. I patterned my game after Dorsett. I wanted to be him so badly!
Great vid! Really captured the essence of Dorsett as a runner, being able to look at tte start of a play and instinctively choose the best hole and navigate around the defense as he ran. 👍👍👍
It is funny how your memory works. It has been decades since I can recall seeing TD's college highlights and the iconic memories seemed to have always been in a dark jersey, clearly he had the more memorable runs in the white Panther uniforms. Maybe my memories of him running in all of those college highlights just transformed into a Cowboy jersey after all of the years seeing him playing for The 'Boys. Either way, TD had a memorable style that was smoother than Dickerson and shifty in a style of a Barry Sanders, while acknowledging Barry's shiftiness was all together different. Another awesome video.
As usual, EXCELLENT work on this. I would have liked something about how things changed for Dorsett near the end - like when Dallas brought in Hershel Walker and threw Dorsett away or some mention of his time with the Broncos. Great work on my all time favorite player nonetheless.
@christophertracy2807 Appreciate you, bro! I chose to not focus on that because I already have a video talking about that. But you're right I should have added that part in there. Always good to see your honest input bro.
@@josebrown5961 I assumed Ton Landry was brilliant enough to figure how to make it work but it was clear that they were planning to get rid of Dorsett for the younger Walker
@@christophertracy2807I can’t hold that against Landry. Dorsett was much older when Walker came. Now don’t get me started on Walker. I think he was not the back he could have been. Mainly because of his lack of vision. It was like he ran through the line with his eyes closed, he ran right into situations that a man with his speed and agility could have easily gotten out of. But this ain’t a Walker video. I think that maybe Landry’s problem was that Walker wasn’t the back that TD was. That team was designed around TD and Walker couldn’t fit.
When Dick Vermeil was the coach of the Eagles he once said that every time Dorsett touched the ball he cringed. During the late 70s and into the early 80s the two most feared RBs were Tony Dorsett and Earl Campbell. Defensive coordinators had to plan their entire defense for that game around them. When both of those guys were at their peak they were almost unstoppable.
Ten year old Mojo cared about nothing more than Tony Dorsett, except for maybe Too Tall Jones. Thank you for this terrific breakdown of the career of one of the best to ever wear the Star. The Logical Cowboy for General Manager!!!
Maybe Tony Dorsett could do better than what we have now in the backfield, but sadly TD has CTE symptoms. He even said in a 2017 interview he was fighting CTE symptoms. I know you can only be diagnosed with a brain biopsy after you die, but you can be diagnosed with the symptoms of it. Still when TD was playing, he was a big part why the Cowboys succeeded in the 1977 season and Super Bowl. They finally had that speedster running back who could take it to the 2nd level once he got past the linebackers on run plays. He was a dual threat running and as a receiver.
After losing SB X and to the Rams in 1976, Dallas knew they had to have a break away runner. It certainly paid off the next year in 1977. Now all the talk was Dallas had two Heisman winners in the backfield with Roger. Tony could really scoot and slice. He was more fumble prone than Emmitt, but Tony was awesome.
TD" Tony Dorsett is my favorite College TB /RB to ever live , 6,596 totally yards in College. He doesn't get respect he deserves. Rushing yards and receiving yards 6,082 Rushing, plus receiving yards. 412 receiving yards. The greatest College RB to ever live "Oh'Yeah America's Team Nation he is that and some . TD Heisman Trophy winner ,National Championship at University of Pittsburgh Panthers And first to lead a Pro Football team to a Superbowl Championship. Greatness at it best 👌. No#33 Number was retired at the University of Pittsburgh Panthers in 1976 , the first player historical . They're will never be another.
TD was..is my favorite Cowboy. Heisman national champion rookie of the year superbowl champion in a calendar year. Enough said. 1987 Tony Dorsett Randy White ..check it out.
If you take the time to watch his teammates in the backfield, you’ll see guys just blowing out the opposing players time after time…. Which allowed TD to get to the next level… great blocking!!!
I watched TD whole carrer from college to pro his hilight reel is equal to Walter Payton and OJ Simpson I mean I wasn't a cowboy fan but I love to watch Tony run that football 😃🧐👍💯
In 1978 I had a big Tony Dorsett poster over my bed I won at a school fair. I was 10. My brother had Roger Staubach. He was 8. He was my favorite player till Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders.
Excellent narrative and use of special effects to demonstrate the way Dorsett ran the ball. Another great story! Have you done one on Dat Nguyen? His Vietnamese heritage and Texas small town legend would make a nice 5 or 6 minute video, especially highlighting all his hard tackles!
@@thelogicalcowboy I teach 10th grade English and our textbook had a “Newsweek” article about how he brought together his small town in Texas through his football talent that was racially divided. I made a little highlight video of some of his tackles as a Cowboy, but you have WAYYY more talent than I do to make a video! I like to show the students his playing along with reading and discussing the article.
Very underrated star running back. Would like to cover one of his seasons at Pitt in a research study. The guy is right there with others like Billy Sims, Bo Jackson, Eric Dickerson, Herschel Walker, Marcus Dupree and more.
Amazing college player.Long ago in the 70s,he was in a game while it was snowing. I was in a bar while serving in military. Watched him. Hoped he would become an L .A. Ram.Cowboys got the better for him.😊
First Cowboys jersey I ever owned was Dorsett's #33 in 1986. I was 19 yrs. old and he was my 1st favorite NFL player along with Danny White, Montana & Marino. But Emmitt was the better RB and that takes nothing aeay from TD who also has a Super Bowl title and 3 SB appearances! Great dynastic duo!
I think I told you how I used to run into this guy a lot when I worked in Dallas. He always ate at this seafood place that we liked to go to for lunch. He would sit near the window by himself with a bucket of crawdads. I’m proud to say I resisted the urge to bug him. Not even once. I let the man eat in peace. Anyways, great video.
I remember Tony Dorset running a 99 yard touchdown against the vikes 😮😢 I couldn’t believe 😮😢and still in my memory 😮😢 never same that happen again , I’m sure it has , but this I saw with my own two eyes 😢😮 , giants fan and cowboy hater , but I always respected Mr Dorsett 😮😢
Then Titans running back Derrick Henry matched the 99 yard touchdown feat against the Jaguars. Still, nothing can take away the fact that Tony Dorsett was the first NFL player to do so.
If Landry hadn’t been so stuck in his ways, TD would have helped them win one or two more Super Bowls. I was a cowboys fan back then, but the constant let down after those glory years, wore my heart out. The Smith, Aikman, Jimmy Johnson years were good for the cowboys faithful. I was done by then and only rooted for them when they played the hated, Pittsburgh Steelers. 🎉
Back when Tony played Walter Payton not just those 2.But players back then played with heart.They put their heart and soul in every game and every run.Like Thurman Munson.What he made is nothing like they make today.Guys today make more in 1 game than he made a year.Yes when Tony Got in the open Field he was gone.This guy is right nobody could catch him.
Is that Ernie Stautner (NFL Hall of Fame Pittsburg Steeler & legendary Dallas defensive line coach) at the 25:00 time hack on this video? He and other assistants of Coach Landry (Reeves, Ditka, etc) could be added to your list for future videos. Thanks a million for all the great work you have been creating!
I was a Dallas Cowboys fan "BEFORE" (1974. THANKSGIVING DAY GAME. Washington knocks Roger "THE DODGER" Staubach out of the game, but Clint Longley beats them, anyway) Tony Dorsett joined the team (1977), "BUT" it was Dorsett that kept me a Cowboys fan all these years! I always said, Dorsett didn't "RUN." He "GLIDED." He's one of the "COOLEST", "SMOOTHEST" RB's - EVER. The Number 33 - in any sport, on any jersey, in any era, on any player, still looks "COOL", 'cause of Dorsett. I always wonder what players like Dorsett, Marcus Allen (another "COOL" and "SMOOTH" runner), Deion Sanders, Barry Sanders, and Darryl Green, etc, would look like "IF" they played in "TODAY'S GAME" with the "SMALLER", "SLIM and SLEEK", "CONTOURED" pads and uniforms, etc, instead of the "BIG and BULKY", etc, ones they played with in "THEIR DAY." I bet they all would look REALLY, REALLY "COOL" and REALLY, REALLY "SMOOTH."
Tony Dorsett had an interesting statistic with the Cowboys. Dallas won 80% of games where TD ran for 100 yards or more. That may have also been as a result of Tom Landry taking him out of games that were out of reach of winning. Landry didn't want to run his star runner into the ground for no reason, to his credit. Either way he was a great back and great to watch....
There used to be a game between Pitt and Notre Dame that has since been taken off yt. ND let the grass grow two inches higher than normal to slow Tony down. It worked so well Tony had 303 yards and several touchdowns in a 33 to 10 trouncing of an excellent Notre Dame team.
I'm aware that Dorsett won the starting position in 77. But to me he put to bed any questions in 1978 of a dual running back tandem that Landry was known for. Dorsett changed the league he is still one of the smallest backs to ever make the hall of fame.
Wow Logic
This is excellent work bro
Well done man
# keep grinding 🤙🏼
@@irankin3107
Appreciate it 🙏!
I wish dallas could have gotten a young Hershel Walker. He was one of the greatest backs i have ever seen. Ive been a cowboys fan since 1969
@@Cowboysfan4ever
He was special. One of the greatest athletes at the running back position!
They won the Super Bowl with dude his rookie year?
the best cowboys running back in history
Tony Dorsett and Eric Dickerson were beautiful to watch run in the open field! Like 2 gazelles.
@@marcuscompton3772
Rare breeds! Appreciate you bro!
Beautiful runners. Why aren't there ANY runners like them today? They all run like gorillas and aren't pleasing to watch
How about OJ ? I know he did something horrible , but still one of the greatest running back 😮😢
@@christophertracy2807The game has changed some say it has evolved. The great runners of the old days are long gone. I am no expert on O line technique but it seems to me that they don’t or can’t open holes like they used to.
@@josebrown5961
Great points!
I was always Tony Dorsett growing up playing football in the front yard in Dallas.
Nah, bro. That was ME!😂😂😂💯
When Tom Landry in a team meeting told his offensive linemen that "Tony is a different type of runner, you guys just put your hat on your man, and he'll run to what he sees" the Cowboys knew they had something special. We all love Emmitt Smith, and he has the rushing title but if I'm building a Dallas Cowboys team from scratch with all Cowboys players in their history, I'm starting with TD as my running back.
ABSOLUTELY
You are damned right!!
If Tony Dorsett had that 1992 offensive line, he would have been too SAVAGE for LIFE!..
I grew up a serious Steeler fan, but I really loved Tony D. His ability, style, speed and vision. Awesome player.!!
@@senecanicholson1090 the ones he started out with were easily that good. But the Steelers of the late '70s were miles better, comparatively, than the AFC teams of the '90s. Ralph Neely, Herb Scott, John Fitzgerald, Tom Rafferty, and Pat Donavan were solid in '77. Rayfield Wright, a HOFer, missed most of '77 but was back in '78 in place of Donavan, who was still damn good. Don't get me wrong: the '90s line was terrific, and I don't know which one I'd take over the other, but you wouldn't want to stand out there in the flat with any of the '70s guys pulling on you.
Landry should have kept running him in Super Bowl XIII. He was running all over Pittsburgh.
Facts!
If I recall, the Cowboys at one time had only lost one game when he ran for 100 yards, they were like 25-1 or something, so he ran for 96 yards if I remember in SB 13. Those 4 more yards, you never know. Yes, that first drive was great, Tom did not need to do a trick play that soon in the game.
He was gaining à lot of yards before the reverse to Drew Pearson who fumbled, after that the Steelers made some adjustments. The Steelers had
no Darrell Greene in their secondary, Greene ran track for
Jones High School in Houston Tx, he ran a 4.25 forty, his coach was Mr. MIller the mountain top man.
Amen preaching the gospel truth about this subject matter, Tony Dorsett was running all over the Steel Curtian Defense in Superbowl #13 , and Tom Landry was being conservative, and not using Tony Dorsett the right way against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Cowboys got away from running to being fancy and it Cast Dallas Cowboys Franchise a Superbowl Championship.
Dallas should've beaten the Steelers that day, I can't look at the tape of that game .
Heartbreaking .
And Jackie Smith drop a Touchdown in the Third quarter, and Randy White fumble the kick of return .
My favorite Cowboy of all time and favorite player overall. Dallas was in scoring range every time he touched the ball. Not many players like that.
The definition of a speed Goat! Lol appreciate you bro
G.O.A.T.
Mine also
Everyone knew who he was when I was a kid. The Cowboys and Steelers were the most famous teams of the 70s
The best documentary on Dorsett on TH-cam! I challenge anyone to name a better documentary! Beyond the Glory documentary about Dorsett is the only one that probably stands to this. Another legendary video on my second favorite player ever!
Yup... we all wanted to be Dorsett.
Man Tony looked so bad azz running the hell outta that football back in the day! His running stride was so smooth and effortless...to the point where you couldn't really appreciate just how fast he was.
We were big Tony Dorsett fans back then...and we are to to thisday!
Emmit Smith was tremendous for the Franchise, but TD for me was the greatest running back in Cowboys history👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
Emmitt was for sure better. Speed is the only thing Dorsett had on Emmitt. But I do think it's closer than most people think. Dorsett really was lightning quick. What's crazy is when Bullet Bob Hayes got there, they had 2 of the fastest players in the history of the NFL. That would be a nightmare to game plan against.
Smith was stronger but TD was quicker and made people miss better. Both were great. I found TD more fun to watch though.
No, have to strongly disagree. , Tony was good, but Emmitt was better.
@@bigred9991Emmit had a legendary O line
@@teekay4389Stop with Myth OL nonsense. They didn't become legendary until they won. Also, they didn't have a winning record without Emmitt. Tony Dorsett speed was better overall package Emmitt is the best RB of Cowboys & the most accomplished RB in NFL History
Dorsett ran for more yards against Notre Dame in a single game than any other back in the history of Notre Dame. 303 yards!
@@pdm2201
Facts! I believe it was like 700+ yards or something in three games.
@@pdm2201 My brother was a Notre Dame fan. Tony always broke his heart. Good ‘ole days!
@pdm2201 So true, years back, i read a few articles about how ND let the field grass grow extremely high to slow TD down. And of course, it didn't work.
Agreed, I was always on the edge of my seat watching Dorsett ❤
Speaking of pretty....Phyllis George. Yes sir. : ) Dorsett had the fastest straight ahead acceleration to top speed I think I've seen in the NFL. That may be why he was so good running inside, as Landry said. Criminally underrated by some bloggers over the past decade who don't know their stuff. He's one of the greatest RBs of all time. Reminding people of his historic greatness in college only reinforces that. I'm liking these bio backstories, and how closely you're examining this footage. Keep up the good work.
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Best back in the open field or with one guy to beat in nfl history your numbers prove it. Most 80yard runs most 70 yard most over 90. Guy was the reason landry changed the computer we talked about that before. A great video. always the best cowboy content.
Absolutely legendary! Appreciate you bro!
@@thelogicalcowboy appreciate you and the content and work you do. It is apparent you care about the franchise just like Some of us.
His first step was unreal
The prettiest running back I ever seen!!!
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My favorite Dallas Cowboys, ever! To me, he will always be the greatest Cowboy running back!
me too
As a Redskins fan for years, Tony Dorsett was the best running back the Dallas Cowboys ever had.
I hated and loved him at the same time.
Excellent video of one of the greatest running backs of all time. Dorsett retired as the number two rusher, only behind Sweetness, and unfortunately is largely forgotten in the mix today but will always be one of the greatest No Doubt. Went to see him and Randy White get inducted into the Hall of Fame in 94 and he's been one of my all-time favorite players only behind Roger Staubach!
Wow! What an opportunity!
one of the best ever. my favorite player....
@@TheTEXMIKE
I agree!
Mine three
Steve Largent went to the Seahawks that same year after being traded from Houston and was the same size as Dorsett. Both are in the HOF and amongst the best to do what they did. #sizeoftheheart
Excellent video on a true legendary player who was one of my heroes when I was a child. Then somehow the Cowboys got him & he led them to 2 Super Bowls. TD is the reason that I liked the Cowboys in addition to being a Steelers fan. Even when they faced each other in the Super Bowl I would've been fine with a Cowboys victory because TD was from Pittsburgh. So I watched the Cowboys when possible & learned about other great Cowboys players & realized the entire NFL had lots of great men like Roger Staubach. Again thanks for a great video that does justice to TD.
@@r.williamcomm7693
Great post! Thanks brother!
TD one of the best to ever touch the football...believe that! Great video Logical, keep up the good work bro! I remember watching the 77 season and being mad at Landry for not running TD enough! I loved Newhouse and he was an underrated back himself, however, TD would be the key component that made the Boys champions again!!!
The Cowboys would have had one or two more titles had Staubach not retired when he did, as he was playing his best football. Danny White was a good quarterback, but he had a knack for horrible interceptions and fumbles in crunch time. We had three consecutive losses in the NFC championship in the 80, 81, and 82 seasons, and I guarantee you we won at least one, if not two or three, with Roger.
Tony was great and one of the top 5 backs to ever play (my opinion). He was number two in rushing yards at the time of his retirement. A great back with otherworldly speed and vision.
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🔥 🔥 Always great posts bro!
@@thelogicalcowboy You make the best football vids on the net my friend.
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You did an outstanding job on this one!!💯💯💯💯💯 STILL IS the prettiest runner in NFL history and college arguably.
My Favorite Dallas Cowboy off all time I watched every game of his ❤❤❤❤ Him and met him at football camp my football hero. Thanks for this video. He was truly the best Landry wouldn’t let him have more the. 25 carries a game so all those yards came and very few carries.
@@CoreySosner
Great points!
Been waiting for this one. Dorsett was my favorite player as a kid. Thanks for another great video.
@@dman486
You're welcome bro!!
Nobody Ever played for the Dallas Cowboy's & Got More RED ZONE TOUCHDOWNS than Tony Dorsett.. this Man made red zone TD's look soooooo easy. Thankyou Sir for being A Great American. Ok Great Cowboy.😅
He's Top 5 running back of All Times indeed the Greatest college running back ever T.D. was Truly Amazing
I'll never forget that 99 yard run he had from end zone, to end zone. His running was supernatural, yet artistically graceful.
Seeing him get traded to Seattle made me "shartmit." (shart & vomit simultaneously)
As a Giant fan, watching him play back in the day was an honor.
Thanks for watching
Top 7 fan favorite RB’s in history that any fan tuned into watch their game because you never knew what you were going see and you anticipated something new because of there insane agility. Sayers,Simpson,Dorsett,Payton,Allen,Sanders,Dickerson,…..
Tony Dorsett was my favourite dallas cowboys running back ever, with respect to emmitt smith. He was the truth
Tony was so smooth.
Love watching TD play...
Legendary!
Awesome video! Thanks for all the digging and letting us know more about our childhood heroes. Tony D was always a favorite, I remember driving home from school when I heard on the radio the Cowboys had drafted Tony...that was like Christmas to a kid.
@davidmauldin6295
Appreciate you bro! I felt like that when we signed Prime Sanders in 95. Lol.
Outstanding!!!!! You do so many great presentations for us my brother!!!! As always, keep up the great work!!! Let's see if the Cowboys can make a turnaround after the bye week!!!!
@keithsmith9175
Appreciate you bro. I hope so! This season is truly disappointing.
Bro, you have a knack for being clutch with these masterpieces!! It never fails!! I'm actually working on a book about Tony Dorsett right now......3 chapters into it.
@tsingletonjr82
Wow! Let me know how it turns out! Appreciate you brother!
@thelogicalcowboy I got you bro. One thing that a lot of people don't know is that in their pre-draft meetings in 1977, the Cowboys were having internal discussions about whether to draft Tony Dorsett or Ricky Bell.
@tsingletonjr82
Yep. Also Walter Payton was in that conversation. Not as much as the others. But they did evaluate him. What's also amazing is that Dallas ranked every college prospect and used their computer system to give them an internal value. Dorsett had the highest value of any player since the system was created back in the 60s. He was that good.
@@thelogicalcowboy I remember reading a while back that the Cowboys were going back and forth between Walter Payton and Randy White before the draft in 1975.
@@tsingletonjr82
Yep
My favorite RB of all time!
Tony was the MAN!!
Mine too - since 1977
I played high school football in the early 80s. I was 5’10” and weighed 180. I ran a 4.4 in the 40. I patterned my game after Dorsett. I wanted to be him so badly!
@@josebrown5961Good RB to pattern yourself after. The man could run.
Great vid! Really captured the essence of Dorsett as a runner, being able to look at tte start of a play and instinctively choose the best hole and navigate around the defense as he ran. 👍👍👍
@@indianasunsets5738
His vision was otherworldly! Appreciate you bro!
Great presentation Logical, as ALWAYS!!
My guy! Appreciate you brother!
Played RB in high school. Dorsett was one of my idols. Fast, fluid. Fast.
Great Video...I was inspired to play football because of Tony Dorsett 👍🏾
I predicted to my family the 99 yard run on Monday Night Football. Thanks Tony for making me a genius at 10 years old.
@@sixpakshaker88
Wow!
Love TD. One of the first players because of the way he played made me fall in love with football and play it myself. 🏈👍
It is funny how your memory works. It has been decades since I can recall seeing TD's college highlights and the iconic memories seemed to have always been in a dark jersey, clearly he had the more memorable runs in the white Panther uniforms. Maybe my memories of him running in all of those college highlights just transformed into a Cowboy jersey after all of the years seeing him playing for The 'Boys. Either way, TD had a memorable style that was smoother than Dickerson and shifty in a style of a Barry Sanders, while acknowledging Barry's shiftiness was all together different. Another awesome video.
As usual, EXCELLENT work on this. I would have liked something about how things changed for Dorsett near the end - like when Dallas brought in Hershel Walker and threw Dorsett away or some mention of his time with the Broncos. Great work on my all time favorite player nonetheless.
@christophertracy2807
Appreciate you, bro! I chose to not focus on that because I already have a video talking about that. But you're right I should have added that part in there. Always good to see your honest input bro.
@@thelogicalcowboy I indeed remember something about the Hershel Walker/Tony Dorsett backfield experiment that you made. It was good as hell, too.
I always thought that they could have used them both. Just use a split backfield. Opponents could be forced to worry about both of them.
@@josebrown5961 I assumed Ton Landry was brilliant enough to figure how to make it work but it was clear that they were planning to get rid of Dorsett for the younger Walker
@@christophertracy2807I can’t hold that against Landry. Dorsett was much older when Walker came.
Now don’t get me started on Walker. I think he was not the back he could have been. Mainly because of his lack of vision. It was like he ran through the line with his eyes closed, he ran right into situations that a man with his speed and agility could have easily gotten out of.
But this ain’t a Walker video. I think that maybe Landry’s problem was that Walker wasn’t the back that TD was. That team was designed around TD and Walker couldn’t fit.
Bravo!!!, Telling it like it is about one of the Cowboys Greatest backs. THE SARGE
@@thesarge4457
Appreciate you SARGE!
When Dick Vermeil was the coach of the Eagles he once said that every time Dorsett touched the ball he cringed. During the late 70s and into the early 80s the two most feared RBs were Tony Dorsett and Earl Campbell. Defensive coordinators had to plan their entire defense for that game around them. When both of those guys were at their peak they were almost unstoppable.
@@komradkolonel
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I remember my older brother really liked Tony D when I was a kid. I see why now. He was super human on the field.
TD is the greatest Cowboy RB ever. Dont forget the "Bullet" and Olympian Sprinter Bob Hayes as well. Yes, Emmitt is 3rd
When the Cowboys were fun to watch and something to anticipate to watch on Sundays and listen to Madden and Pat commentate.👍
Yes my favorite Cowboy hope to meet him one day !
Ten year old Mojo cared about nothing more than Tony Dorsett, except for maybe Too Tall Jones. Thank you for this terrific breakdown of the career of one of the best to ever wear the Star.
The Logical Cowboy for General Manager!!!
@mojoschmee9320
Lol appreciate you Mojo!
Just won an autographed Dorsett rookie on ebay so came to TH-cam to learn more about him. After watching this, I now have a new favorite card
Maybe Tony Dorsett could do better than what we have now in the backfield, but sadly TD has CTE symptoms. He even said in a 2017 interview he was fighting CTE symptoms. I know you can only be diagnosed with a brain biopsy after you die, but you can be diagnosed with the symptoms of it. Still when TD was playing, he was a big part why the Cowboys succeeded in the 1977 season and Super Bowl. They finally had that speedster running back who could take it to the 2nd level once he got past the linebackers on run plays. He was a dual threat running and as a receiver.
Great post!
Oh well, play stupid games ,win stupid prizes.😂
Elevating content at it again LC.
@@michaelallen8112
Appreciate you bro 🙏
My favorite Cowboys of all time. I grew up pretending to be Tony Dorsett in the backyard football games as a kid.
Nobody never talked about him one of the smooth running backs beside Marcus Allen that ever was
After losing SB X and to the Rams in 1976, Dallas knew they had to have a break away runner. It certainly paid off the next year in 1977. Now all the talk was Dallas had two Heisman winners in the backfield with Roger. Tony could really scoot and slice. He was more fumble prone than Emmitt, but Tony was awesome.
Two Heisman winners who I believe were the only ones who had won it by the largest gaps in history at that time.
I grew up on TD my favorite Cowboy of all TIME!!
Fast, smooth, fluid, stylish runner who made it look easy.
TD" Tony Dorsett is my favorite College TB /RB to ever live , 6,596 totally yards in College.
He doesn't get respect he deserves.
Rushing yards and receiving yards 6,082 Rushing, plus receiving yards. 412 receiving yards.
The greatest College RB to ever live "Oh'Yeah America's Team Nation he is that and some .
TD Heisman Trophy winner ,National Championship at University of Pittsburgh Panthers And first to lead a Pro Football team to a Superbowl Championship.
Greatness at it best 👌.
No#33
Number was retired at the University of Pittsburgh Panthers in 1976 , the first player historical .
They're will never be another.
@@DallasSports-vk6wt
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TD was..is my favorite Cowboy. Heisman national champion rookie of the year superbowl champion in a calendar year. Enough said. 1987 Tony Dorsett Randy White ..check it out.
l knew Tony Dorsett real nice person and the most dangerous runner ever to grace the ol football concourse.
If you take the time to watch his teammates in the backfield, you’ll see guys just blowing out the opposing players time after time…. Which allowed TD to get to the next level… great blocking!!!
@@hoopaholicstickum
Yep. Every great running back had good blockers.
If the Cowboys had run Dorsett more in Superbowl 13 the result might have been different . The Steelers could not stop him.
One of the all time Goats who doesn't get enough credit!
I played against him in high school we were the rivals across the river he killed us
Ambridge?
I watched TD whole carrer from college to pro his hilight reel is equal to Walter Payton and OJ Simpson I mean I wasn't a cowboy fan but I love to watch Tony run that football 😃🧐👍💯
An amazing feat that I never realized is that he never missed a collegiate game. 44 games
Running East, West, North and South he was the best to ever do it..
If anyone watches closely tony Dorsett running style and o.j's simpson's style is similar
In 1978 I had a big Tony Dorsett poster over my bed I won at a school fair. I was 10.
My brother had Roger Staubach. He was 8.
He was my favorite player till Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders.
@@T.R.R.Jolkien
Wow!
Great video stylation, topical order of arrangement narration cadence atmospheric...and flows, like T.D.
My all-time favorite Cowboy
Excellent narrative and use of special effects to demonstrate the way Dorsett ran the ball. Another great story! Have you done one on Dat Nguyen? His Vietnamese heritage and Texas small town legend would make a nice 5 or 6 minute video, especially highlighting all his hard tackles!
That's a good idea!
I hope there's enough highlights of him from his younger days.
@@thelogicalcowboy I teach 10th grade English and our textbook had a “Newsweek” article about how he brought together his small town in Texas through his football talent that was racially divided. I made a little highlight video of some of his tackles as a Cowboy, but you have WAYYY more talent than I do to make a video! I like to show the students his playing along with reading and discussing the article.
My all time favorite player in the history of football (college or professional)…He was truly special!!!
I watched him on ABC COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON SATURDAY'S AND IN BOWL GAMES
@@jameskirchner2655
Wow!
Best Dallas RB ever
Very underrated star running back. Would like to cover one of his seasons at Pitt in a research study. The guy is right there with others like Billy Sims, Bo Jackson, Eric Dickerson, Herschel Walker, Marcus Dupree and more.
Amazing college player.Long ago in the 70s,he was in a game while it was snowing. I was in a bar while serving in military. Watched him.
Hoped he would become an L .A. Ram.Cowboys got the better for him.😊
I remember him cleaning someone's clock after an interception or fumble. Freakin clobbered the dude.
@@dfinma
Wow! What game?
@@thelogicalcowboy I have not been able to find it sorry to say. I watched it live a kid 45+ years ago.
Landry was before his time its crazy talk- there will never be another one like him!
Great job🇺🇸
@@Boomhower89
Thanks for watching!
I was named after this guy!! Born in 1976. Anthony (Tony)
First Cowboys jersey I ever owned was Dorsett's #33 in 1986. I was 19 yrs. old and he was my 1st favorite NFL player along with Danny White, Montana & Marino. But Emmitt was the better RB and that takes nothing aeay from TD who also has a Super Bowl title and 3 SB appearances! Great dynastic duo!
I think I told you how I used to run into this guy a lot when I worked in Dallas. He always ate at this seafood place that we liked to go to for lunch. He would sit near the window by himself with a bucket of crawdads. I’m proud to say I resisted the urge to bug him. Not even once. I let the man eat in peace. Anyways, great video.
Yep, you did tell me about that. I have yet to see a legendary Cowboys player. 😠 lol. appreciate you, bro!
I was spoiled as a child having the ability to watch Dorsett and E. Smith.....
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Hail to PITT
I remember Tony Dorset running a 99 yard touchdown against the vikes 😮😢 I couldn’t believe 😮😢and still in my memory 😮😢 never same that happen again , I’m sure it has , but this I saw with my own two eyes 😢😮 , giants fan and cowboy hater , but I always respected Mr Dorsett 😮😢
Then Titans running back Derrick Henry matched the 99 yard touchdown feat against the Jaguars. Still, nothing can take away the fact that Tony Dorsett was the first NFL player to do so.
TD has always been one of my favorite runners of all time
Got a chance to see him play OU one season in Norman, he gained only 17 yards that day, but you could tell he was one of the greatest. 😀👍
If Landry hadn’t been so stuck in his ways, TD would have helped them win one or two more Super Bowls. I was a cowboys fan back then, but the constant let down after those glory years, wore my heart out. The Smith, Aikman, Jimmy Johnson years were good for the cowboys faithful. I was done by then and only rooted for them when they played the hated, Pittsburgh Steelers. 🎉
From my hometown, Aliquippa (Hopewell), Pennsylvania
My favorite football player of all-time!
Back when Tony played Walter Payton not just those 2.But players back then played with heart.They put their heart and soul in every game and every run.Like Thurman Munson.What he made is nothing like they make today.Guys today make more in 1 game than he made a year.Yes when Tony Got in the open Field he was gone.This guy is right nobody could catch him.
That rushing battle between TD and Bell was epic.
Is that Ernie Stautner (NFL Hall of Fame Pittsburg Steeler & legendary Dallas defensive line coach) at the 25:00 time hack on this video? He and other assistants of Coach Landry (Reeves, Ditka, etc) could be added to your list for future videos. Thanks a million for all the great work you have been creating!
Yep I think that is him. Those are some good ideas.
I was a Dallas Cowboys fan "BEFORE" (1974. THANKSGIVING DAY GAME. Washington knocks Roger "THE DODGER" Staubach out of the game, but Clint Longley beats them, anyway) Tony Dorsett joined the team (1977), "BUT" it was Dorsett that kept me a Cowboys fan all these years!
I always said, Dorsett didn't "RUN."
He "GLIDED."
He's one of the "COOLEST", "SMOOTHEST" RB's - EVER.
The Number 33 - in any sport, on any jersey, in any era, on any player, still looks "COOL", 'cause of Dorsett.
I always wonder what players like Dorsett, Marcus Allen (another "COOL" and "SMOOTH" runner), Deion Sanders, Barry Sanders, and Darryl Green, etc, would look like "IF" they played in "TODAY'S GAME" with the "SMALLER", "SLIM and SLEEK", "CONTOURED" pads and uniforms, etc, instead of the "BIG and BULKY", etc, ones they played with in "THEIR DAY."
I bet they all would look REALLY, REALLY "COOL" and REALLY, REALLY "SMOOTH."
@@DavidCooper-d9t
Always great to read your post! You never miss bro! Dorsett with smaller pads would be scary!
@@thelogicalcowboy
Same here.
You continually put out great, enjoyable content!
Keep up the great work!
I'll be watching.
Tony Dorsett had an interesting statistic with the Cowboys. Dallas won 80% of games where TD ran for 100 yards or more. That may have also been as a result of Tom Landry taking him out of games that were out of reach of winning. Landry didn't want to run his star runner into the ground for no reason, to his credit. Either way he was a great back and great to watch....
Thanks for that stat!
There used to be a game between Pitt and Notre Dame that has since been taken off yt. ND let the grass grow two inches higher than normal to slow Tony down. It worked so well Tony had 303 yards and several touchdowns in a 33 to 10 trouncing of an excellent Notre Dame team.