TONY DORSETT'S BRUTAL END AS A DALLAS COWBOY!
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Narrator: The Logical Cowboy
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I’m 48 years old now, Tony Dorsett is my all time favorite player. It was amazing to watch him run.
I suppose your talking films of him running cause you were just being born when he played for Pitt.
my mother adored him! they sent a lot of neat stuff to her down in Pensacola.
@@razorsedge7100 I remember him as a cowboy
Tony "D" is still my favorite RB ever. Loved those years when he dipped and dazzled with that explosive speed. What an effortless runner.
My favorite RB ever is Barry Sanders, but Tony Dorsett is my favorite Cowboys RB ever.
Dorsett is still my best RB... The boy was dangerous.
ME TOO ! 1975 vs OU -- DORSETT 17 YARDS JOE WASHINGTON 166 OU 46-PITT 10 A TOTAL SLOBBERKNOCKIN
@@jimnagel5611 Ahh come on man. While Joe Washington was a bad-boy; imagine if TD would have played for the #1 Sooners and JW for Pitt. BTW, Billy Sims played in the game.
❤️ Tony dorsett T.D
I’m an Eagles lifer and a Cowboys hater. I hated Pearson, Hill, Johnson, DuPree, kinda liked Robert Newhouse, hated Too Tall Jones, Randy White, Hollywood Henderson, D.D. Lewis, Dennis Thurman, Charlie Waters, all of them. But hear me out, throughout my childhood, I would look at Dorsett and say, “That’s a bad dude!” I couldn’t hate Tony Dorsett. He was one of my favorite players to watch. One of the greatest to ever lace up the cleats.
No. You must hate him.
One Star on helmet: Do Not Recommend
And I hated every B-eagles player that ever put on that ugly green uniform except for Reggie White, and he was smart enough to get out of Filthydelphia and go to Green Bay.
When I was a kid we all wanted to be Tony D or Sweetness
Well I'm a cowboys fan and I despise the eagles and I would make a list like yours but I can't remember anybody who played for Philadelphia that was any good. I mean especially during this time it was literally like well there's a W when we saw Philly coming up on the roster.
@@brt-jn7kg Well, perhaps this might jar your memory: th-cam.com/video/SbmGNZLAwEQ/w-d-xo.html
My favorite Tony Dorsett memory is Super Bowl 13. He had three carries for 38 yds on the opening drive against the vaunted Steel Curtain defense of the Steelers. Landry then called a flea flicker trick play and Drew Pearson fumbled and the Steelers recovered the ball ending the Cowboys opening drive. If Landry would have kept running Dorsett I am sure we would have scored. One of the greatest Cowboys of all time.
I agree!
I really don’t think that was a bad call. Perfect time to call a trick play while the curtain was adjusting, which they would have eventually. The guy fumbled it
@@peteyprimo7173 you are right. Landry was trying something different to surprise the Steelers, so not a bad call. However, I wish Landry would have kept running it with Tony D. He started that game on fire.
My favorite memory of TD is Darrell Green catching him on that famous MNF breakaway in 83.
TD was no doubt a fantastic back. He shoulda won the Heisman in 75 over Griffin.
@@natureboy1313 that sounds more like your favorite Darrell Green memory.
WOW...I remember it well...Tony Dorsett was awesome!...He is my favorite Cowboy ever!
Thanks for watching Eddie! 🙏
I loved watching Tony Play.He was one tough Cookie
TONY DORSETT #33 is the reason why I became a DALLAS COWBOY FAN, I remember him at the UNIVERSITY of PITT, how FAST how QUICK and how ELUSIVE he was, Being a YOUNG KID, I didn't know the difference in COLLEGE FOOTTBALL and PRO FOOTBALL, So when He left COLLEGE I didn't know where he went, My older cousin told Me HE PLAY for the DALLAS COWBOYS, so that's how I became a DALLAS COWBOY FAN because of TONY DORSETT, my ALL-TIME FAVORITE PLAYER and Dallas cowboy PLAYER #1
Thanks for watching 🙏
My all-time favorite FOOTBALL player! I became a COWBOYS fan in 1977 after Tony Dorsett was drafted and we beat the BRONCOS in the SUPERBOWL.
He was phenomenal at Running back! What always amazed me while watching him play when I was a kid was how fast his first two steps were! He had an incredible burst of speed, it was like he went from zero to sixty in two seconds.
Dorsett was one of the greatest players in NFL history! He had great vision, cutback ability, power, intelligence, balance, confidence, exceptional decision-making, blazing speed, toughness, and moves that confused defenders. He was better than Emmit Smith regardless of his stats.
He was responsible for the success of the COWBOYS during his time with the team! They were nearly undefeated when he rushed for over 100 yards.
Number 33 with the star on his helmet in silver and blue will always be synonymous with Tom Landry, Roger Staubach, and winning FOOTBALL games in Dallas.
My favorite also
He had something a lot of backs don't have vision and straight up speed
As a Broncos fan I got victimized twice by Dorset. First time in super bowl 12 and second time when Broncos picked him up when his career was essentially over due to injuries
Emmitt came along at the perfect time, with the privilege to run behind the best offensive line of all time. Definitely a tough guy, and all-around good running back, but you take away the offensive line that Jimmy built and he'd've had an average career, imho.
I can't tell you how many times he got to the 2nd level, untouched, not because of anything special he did, but because there was a hole you could drive a truck through.
@harrymills2770
I agree with everything that you've said! Emmitt Smith was an exceptional Running Back. However, he also had one of the best offensive lines in the history of the game. That component can't be overlooked!
Larry Allen was possibly the greatest Guard ever! Eric Williams was also great, but, most importantly he was mean as fuck! The rest of that unit such as Newton, Stepnoski, and Tunai were also Pro Bowl level.
I'm proud that a COWBOYS player is the all-time rushing leader. But, Tony Dorsett was the GREATEST OF ALL TIME in his respective position!
To me, this guy was the greatest Cowboys running back ever - ever! Emmitt Smith may have better all-time yards from scrimmage, more touchdowns and more Super Bowl wins in his Cowboys career than Dorsett, but Dorsett, to me, was faster and more explosive even when the OL was at times mediocre. TD at times had to actually carry the team on his back when they struggled, and knew how to read defenses on the fly in search for that hole that he could exploit in order to dash through for a long gain. Emmitt almost always had a great OL to rely on. Dorsett was that rare breed of special running backs who exemplified hard work and mental toughness that won the respect of the team and the league during big games when they mattered most.
Another delusional Emmitt slight
@lasagnaboy9376 if u don't stop with that foolishness. That man wasn't during sodomcentric stuff. The issue was Emmitt dated a younger women who didn't know how deal with his stardom
Well said brother...well said.
@@michaelallen8112229 yards with a separated shoulder touched the ball 9 times on 12 plays in the final game winning drive, only missed 2 plays the hold game, Emmitt will never get his due from asshats
BOTH were great running backs. There is NO NEED to say that one was better than the other because they were simply different. Dorsett was very shifty and had more top end speed than Emmitt. Emmitt was also shifty and fumbled much less than Dorsett. Both were really good at catching passes out of the backfield.
And I COMPLETELY DISAGREE how you minimized Emmitt's accomplishments by saying that he "almost always had a great offensive line to rely on." In his final season in the NFL, while playing for the Arizona Cardinals, Emmitt Smith rushed for nearly 1,000-yds (937 to be exact). Not to bad for a 35-year-old running back who was at the very end of his career. Arizona had a terrible record of 6-10 that year, so this PROVES that Emmitt could still gain yds even when old and when playing on a terrible team.
Never a Cowboy fan, but they ran the running back screen play with Dorsett to PERFECTION. Beautiful thing to watch develop.
..Finally..someone into the science of the thing.
It really does not matter if you are a fan or not, probably a pink warrior (San Fransicko), needles and poop on the sidewalk, wink, wink.
@@hankgarza4975 Lol!!LOL!!!
Nah....."Hail"
@@hankgarza4975 ..Tony D. fan..since Pitt!
I was a die-heart Dallas fan back in the day and i absolutely loved Tony Dorsett. He electrified the game!!
He was poetry in motion , he just hung around to long , knee injury, concussions I hope he’s doing better then last posted he still has a young son to raise definitely 💯 one of the greats
You took the words right out of my mouth. No one like him!
Life long Cowboys fan. My favorite football player ever. Loved him as a player met him numerous times and when he got traded away was the day football turned into a business and wasn’t the same. Still the best Cowboys All-time RB
Dorsett and Payton first 2 great running backs I remember as a kid the murderer was the 3rd but he was on his way out by then.
@@patricksevers8012
Hahahahaha I still think Earl Campbell should be in there as well ( the murder ) was before my time I heard he was great. But TD was my guy being that small and that fast what he was able to accomplish was amazing and Earl was disgusting first big man who ran like that he killed us on thanksgiving day his rookie year I’ll never forget what he did that day
I never liked Killer... because I ❤ 33
Just another black being sold on the auction block
@@Terrill-yd4vp Mr. Tubman?
Tony Dorsett earned the single season college rushing record, the total rushing college record, the NCAA championship, the Heisman Trophy, the NFL rookie of the year, the Super Bowl, and the Hall of Fame. Name another player with those accolades.
Enough said............................he was truly a joy to watch and his 99 yard TD on 01/03/83 was done with only 10 Cowboys on the field at the time.
He had to wait for 5 years after retirement for admission into HOF.
I achieved all that, f*cked Janet Jackson and then some............ and then I woke up
@@sandranorman5469 😞
@@sandranorman5469 What in hell are you trying to say here. You bring up something like there is a Victim here.(well me reading your statement would qualify). Look sweetie, You have to wait 5 years after retirement to be eligible for the HOF.
He was a pleasure to watch at Pittsburgh U. He looked like he was gliding past defenders when he played for the Cowboys.
I sure enjoyed being a kid when Tony was carrying the ball for the Cowboys.
Just real good football.
Dorsett is one of the most underrated football players of all time. He is truly a college and nfl legend
I was heartbroken when he decided to put another uniform on. I understand now it's a business but as a teenager it really upset me. He was just one of those players you didn't want to see playing another uniform. Like aikman I was so glad that he hung it up instead of going to San Diego. Dorset was different and that at any moment he can snap off at 70 yard run. Kind of like watching Dion or Bo Jackson
I agree!! I felt like that with Emmitt Smith. That was heartbreaking for me. Thanks bro!
I was happy for him for leaving and getting another chance and he was playing with Coach Reaves! He had a decent season with the Broncos and I was looking forward for him the next season.
Don’t forget about OJ in a 49ers uniform (killer moves?), Franco Harris in a Seahawks uniform, Montana in a Chiefs uniform, Unitas in a Chargers uniform, Namath with the Rams, Jerry Rice with the Seahawks, the list goes on forever.
I loved Tony as a runner but dont forget his frequent fumbles carried the ball like a loaf of bread
The Juice was better!
Dorsett is right up there with Barry Sanders (another great RB without question) he had the moves & explosive speed when needed. One of the G.O.A.T.S of pro football
O also enjoyed watching Tony Dorrsett play for the cowboys! Hopefully he does not have CTE!! The 70s had so many phenom players/ superstars...who doe you think was the more explosive RB between him & OJ Simpson? Who affected their teams' chances for success more?
Tony Dorsett was a phenomenal running back, and so fun to watch. I will always remember that 99 yard run on Monday Night Football against the Vikings at Minnesota, what an electrifying moment that was! I know he has been in poorer health the last several years, but I am glad he is still hanging in there. God bless Touchdown Tony Dorsett!
Laundry should have kept handing the ball of to Dorsett in the 78’ Super Bowl. The Steelers has no answer for him and Dorsett was a big game back. Even some of the Steelers mentioned it. Mean Joe Green brought it and was sort of PO’d about. I think he wanted to beat the Cowboys at there best. The Steelers didn’t want to lose to the Cowboys, but Dorsett being a Pittsburgh guy, they seemed OK with Dorsett having a big game against them.
My favorite Cowboys RB. He put on a clinic, running between the tackles as an art, like Warrick Dunn, using his guards and slipping and avoiding hits like Marcus Allen. His first few years he broke 40 - 70 yard runs almost routinely. Then he became a hole-picking 4.5 yard specialist. Caught the ball well also. I was super surprised and impreseed to see Emmitt Smith legitimately surpass this guy's HOF career. Back when men were men.
I loved Tony back in the day. One of my very favorite Cowboys, and that's saying a lot!
If you guys want to watch the video in 1080p hd change the settings on the top right of your screen. The symbol looks like a electronic bar.
Not sure his ending was brutal. He was 35 years old. His last years were on some bad Dallas teams with no passing threat. What was truly brutal was his poorly Landry used him from 1978-1983. Cowboys could have won SB13 had Landry not wasted 8 carries on Robert Newhouse and calling that dumb reverse on the first drive. Landry refused to make Dorsett a work horse and he still racked up 12k yards.
I agree... Running that reverse in Super Bowl 13 changed the momentum of the game against the Cowboys...Dorsett was running great. He was"juiced up"
Oh I think I'd trust someone who won 20 straight winning seasons in the NFL to some grown man with Kid in his nickname.
He was small and light weight. They were never ever gonna over use him as a work horse. If they had, well you might not have watched this video.
@@countfloydschillerhorrorth2090 calm down fella. You kin to Landry or something?
I'm not even saying you are wrong about running Newhouse 8 straight times. I'm just stating the facts that he was a small running back, He would always be a small running back and being a small running back. You couldn't use him like he's Earl Cambell and expect the results to end well.
@@countfloydschillerhorrorth2090 we’ll never know.
Watch his 99 yard Run.This Man is such a Great Runner.Ive heard about his Health in the last few years has been bad.If he got into the open field he was gone.Payton is gone Jim Brown is gone There's not alot of those Greats left.Hell yes he had a point he was worth twice what they gave him.
I love your channel! Best Cowboys content on utube!
What a great piece!!! I love this!!! As a lifelong Cowboys fan, this is phenomenal!!! You did your homework on this!!!! So proud of you!!! As always, keep up the great work!!!! And Happy Father's Day!!!
Thanks bro! Always appropriate your support! Happy Father's day to you too!
My favorite player of ALL time!...I remember being on the "edge of my seat" everytime he TOUCHED the ball...#33
Dorsett was like the Dr.J of football. You just couldn't wait to see what trick he'd come up with next to score.
Exactly!
"You can`t beat what you can`t catch." THANKS for The Show, T.D. !
Great quote! Thanks for watching bro 🙏
Tony Dorsett is the reason why I am a Dallas cowboy fan💙💙
Love Tony D . 1st superbowl against Steelers I know if we would of keep feeding him opening drive no revelers bad call Tom Landry still love Coach but Dorsett that day had it going .love our Cowboys 🤠 for life .since 1969 let's get 1 more.
I’ll never forget those many Sundays and Monday night football watching the Cowboys. Madden and Brett.
I did a video like this earlier when I first started this channel. I wanted to revisit one of the most iconic players in American Sports history. Enjoy.
I was " In trance my all time favorite player and of any sport this was the one that I admired most of all ... TD
Mom never watched football with me until T.D started playing for the cowboys. A lot of quality time with my mom thanks to his 99.5 yard run out of the end zone.
Neither my mom, my sister or I ever really watched football w/my dad who was a diehard football fan but whenever it was game day/night, he had the family room to himself and we'd take him his coke & snacks so he wouldn't miss a touchdown.
And we could always hear, loud & clear which way the game was going, lol! I love you dad!💓🏈💓Whenever we were going on any kind of trip, he'd say "Let's go sportsfans!"😊
Looking back at some childhood pictures, you'll see me wearing a #33 jersey in a lot of them. What a great RB he was and definitely gave that offense explosiveness!
Dorsett was legendary!
Bob Hayes may not have been a running back, but he may be the fastest runner the cowboys ever had. The rules were changed to allow zone defense because of him. They didn't call him Bullet Bob Hayes for nothing.
Facts!
Respect.
Tony Dorsett is who made me a Cowboys fan.. Thanksgiving 1983. I was 13 and I was hooked.
#33TheLegend
Thanks for watching 🙏
Dorsett was someone that fans liked even if they didn’t like the Cowboys. He and Staubach were like that. They had a lot fans who weren’t really fans of the Cowboys but were fans of them.
Smoothest running back ever, and I'm a Redskin fan
Yea, Seahawks fan since the 70’s and I know we traded the #2 pick and all back then. Would’ve been nice to have him but he didn’t want to come here and his career probably would’ve been shortened on the Kingdome’s green concrete field
I use to play RB and QB in Pop Warner League at the Boys Club. I became a fan of the Dallas Cowboys the day they drafted him '77. I had the same style of running. I had a skinny frame but was quick not fast. Ty TD for the years of watching your greatness.
I pitched softball like Greg Maddux, though I always longed to be Bob Gibson. Unfortunately I had the frame of DeSean Jackson.
Pop Warner! You don’t say?!
The Cohen/Neft NFL Encyclopedia described the 1986 Cowboys coming out of the gate at 7-4, then coming apart like a cheap, Coney Island shirt losing their last five games. The rest of the league had finally caught up to the Cowboys' draft computer, Landry could no longer pull those rabbits out of the hat.
Growing up , I was all about Tony Dorsett , Walter Payton and Earl Campbell. I miss those 70’s & 80’s NFL days .
My dad had season tickets in St. Louis about 14 rows up from the field behind the visitors bench. I was lucky to see the great Cowboy teams of that era. He had a terrific game against the Cardinals his rookie year. In fact the entire NFC East was stacked in that era. Great memories at old Busch Stadium.
When I was 4 years old my uncle had highlight tapes of Landrys Cowboys on VHS and one of my earliest memories was sitting with my brother and him and him telling us about how great Tony Dorsett was in fact I think the first NFL play I ever saw was his 99 yard Monday Night Touchdown run against Minnesota and I loved it immediately I loved the helmets and uniforms and watching the speed and hearing the excitement of the announcers voice I loved everything about it but I didn’t really start following the Cowboys until I was 6 years old a couple years later and was fortunate enough to catch our last Super Bowl season. I learned about Tom Landry and Tony Dorsett before I learned to add or subtract and I knew my 7s time tables before anyone in my class because of watching football.
Reading your channel description it sounds like we have very similar backgrounds! It’s such a great game. I love Dorsett and I love the Cowboys DC4L!
Great post!
I had totally forgot that Dorsett and Walker were in the same backfield! Didn't do the Cowboys much good though. 1986 snapped their string of 20 consecutive winning seasons, which is still the NFL record if you can believe it. The Patriots streak ended in 2020 at 19 seasons with a winning record. Great deep cuts from game and media footage. Thanks, LC!
Yeah they made some noise that year but like you said it was all for nothing.
Thanks for watching 🙏
They had a good team but it fell apart mid-season when Danny White broke his wrist against the Giants when they were tied for the lead in the NFC East.
@@ujohnlynch2341 They started the season great. 6-2 with one loss coming in overtime against the falcons and the 2nd one was either the giants or they were 6-2 when they faced the Giants for the division lead. Yes Banks broke Whites wrist(who then lost his ligament because the doctors didn't know it had severed when they put the cast on) and he was never the same.
Pelluer actually played the part that he was ready(Mr. Ice Cold Water in the Veins we all pretended until reality set in)
But the cowboys drove like 110 yards on the final drive to win the game. Course this was the legendary start of the Legend of Phill Posderic. A near 7 foot goliath on the right side of the O-line and being so tall he really stood out to the Refs. Sadly two of those 3 or4 holding penalties they called on him was pure Rubbish. In fact it was Banks holding him. But the legend started because those two bogus ones happened on that last drive. and they had two Hershal Walker 40 yard plays called back because of them.
Otherwise they win that game in which they were the better team. Things started to slide down hill after that and finding out White was done for the season. But they should have beaten the Giants twice that season(as they had earlier on) even with White out. And this Giant Team. This was the year Bill Parsells was on the hotseat in NY and had to get something done. He did it alright. He won his first Superbowl with the Giants that year. But they had to go thru Dallas and What Could Have Been to do it. Lucky for them Banks broke Whites Wrist and also grabbed Pozderics arm and got the holding call against him.
Pozderics had humiliating songs made up by local DJ's mocking him that were pretty popular. He soon faded away as well.
Possibly the single most effecting game of 85 thru 90's in all of the NFL. Cowboys were setting scoring records and looking every bit the fav to win it all till this 2nd game against the giants(and for the reasons I stated it changed both franchises Fortunes)
This was the one quite possibly for the winner to be the dominate team in the 2nd half of the 80's(which was the Giants). Something that had been done to them 5 years before by The Catch against San Francisco(a QB in Montana that they had on the board as the best to draft from the 1st to either the 4th or 5th round. "And they always went with who the top man on the board was. Not that time they didn't and it came back to bite them hard.
Anyway thats another league changing game that happened earlier where dallas fell short. I actually think there is even more to this Giant game that I've forgotten over the years. But obviously it has stayed with me for all this time.
@@ujohnlynch2341Yep. The Phil Pozderic Bowl.
As a kid from Georgia and a Falcons and Dawgs fan, Tony Dorsett became my favorite football player of all time after seeing him against my Dawgs in the '77 Sugar Bowl. UNBELIEVABLE NFL career for a back his size especially during an era when the run game was the primary way teams moved the ball all across the entire league and running backs were the featured players. I was ecstatic when they drafted Herschel and now two of the greatest college backs are on the same team. Looking back though, it was not a move that would not work. Just like Bo Jackson and Marcus Allen did not work. Two elite backs could possibly work in today's NFL since rarely does a single back get 300-400 carries like back in the day.
Great post bro.
I was fortunate to watch all of his games at Pitt! He was truly something to behold, especially against the Fighting Irish! Dunno if he would have made it in today's NFL, but I would like to think talant would win out no matter the era.
He would be great in any era
This was a fantastic piece. I wasn't aware, or I had forgotten, the soap opera that was Tony and Dallas.
Thanks!!
Great video once again! I remember Dorsett well from my childhood and teen years. Dallas hasn't really had that combination of speed and quickness in the backfield since he retired and that's with all due respect to the ones that came after him. Landry didn't believe in starting rookies, no matter how good they were and even held back a Heisman Winning quarterback out of Navy for a couple of years. If you started as a rookie on a Landry team, you were either beyond special or doing it because of injuries. Due to his size, Landry was never going to use him like Jimmy used Smith a few years later.
Thanks bro! Landry was hard-core in his ways wasn't he? Once he made a law it was stapled forever. Lolll thanks for watching 🙏
Yep, Landry had some hard rules he seldom strayed from. QB couldn't start for him until he had at le!st 3 years in the system being the most notable, which kept Staubach on the bench at least one year later than should have been the case.
That said, there were 2 really good reasons to bring TD along slowly -- Preston Pearson and a FB who could be a feature back (Robert Newhouse). Landry's way absolutely worked with the way he handled Dorsett as a rookie. Worked well his whole career, actually.
Thank You so much for making this! A great job on this video .
As a little kid growing up in the 80's he was my favorite player. I grew up in NY and was a huge Dallas Cowboys fan . I will never forget how I found that he was traded when I picked up a Sports illustrated magizine in a Supermarket and saw him doing pull ups in a Denver Broncos uniform .This floored me and was just devastating and vowed never to be a Cowboys fan again .My father who is a disgruntled Jets fan just said "Get used to it " .
This is the only player in Dallas that I can remember never hearing a single complaint from any Cowboy fans. I've heard Cowboy fans criticize every player and even the coaches but never heard criticism on Dorsett. Cowboy fans love this guy!
TONY DORSETT , .... ONE OF MY FAVS IN ALL OF FOOTBALL !
A REAL LEGEND .
Again, great video. I read his auto-bio, was my fav growing up even though before my time. Some of his actions were motivated by a bit of arrogance which probably stunted his full potential. Note his lack of conditioning (eg 99yd run, Darrell Green). Beautiful running style. Maybe still my favorite style, even over barry. I think he learned humility over the years that he really missed in his early career.
Great post! I never knew all of the tragedies Dorsett went through in his career. The tragic death of his fiance, his father's tragic death. We never know what people go through until you walk in their shoes. Those things will humble you for sure. Thanks for watching 🙏
I agree with what you said, EXCEPT the part about Darrell Green. Tony was/is my favorite RB. He was STUPID fast, but Green was ELITE track fast. Dude STARTED at Corner for 258/295 over 20 seasons. Not only did he catch TD. He also caught Eric Dickerson and if you know football (and I'm SURE you do because you're smart enough to be here talking about TD), you know ED was an excellent track sprinter in his own right. It wasn't Tony's conditioning, it was that Green had the angle and rocket fuel for blood. Lol
Gale Sayers faced the same criticism that he was too small for the NFL when the Bears signed him. I think the game that really silenced Dorsett's critics was the one against Philadelphia at Texas Stadium his rookie year. He single handedly destroyed the Eagles. He wasn't the only HOF player during his time to voice unhappiness with how things were going. Joe Theismann wanted to be traded to the Bucs after the 1977 season and Terry Bradshaw was so unhappy early on in Pittsburgh that he wanted to be traded to the Saints. Imagine if both had happened.
Remember Gayle Sayers was 6'0 200lbs that wasn't small at all
@@skytime9 Yeah, he remembers it wrong
Theismann isn't a HOF player.
@@thegorn68 This guys getting Fact Checked to death! 😂
Who was more dangerous on the turf, Tony, Gale sayers, or OJ Simpson,?
I'm a Redskins fan (forget that Commanders nonsense 😅) and still enjoy learning about the division rivals best past and current players. It's important to learn about all of that I think.
Players like Lawrence Taylor, Reggie White (non Packer days obviously), Deoin Sanders, John Riggins, etc. All 4 NFC East teams had loads of great talent dating back throughout the 70's/80's/90's/2000's/etc...
The history of these great and classic NFC East matchups can better be appreciated only by learning more about these integral players on all of those teams. I recommend you all do the same if you haven't already.
REDSKINS FOREVER !
Since you like to learn, then learn why redskin is offensive to the American Indians!
@@Gb4e 😭
Yup
@@Gb4e awwwwwwwwwww, who's a cute lil baby, come here lemme pinch those cheeks
Never realized Tony Dorsett was that small. It’s amazing he lasted as long as he did. I don’t even remember him playin for the broncos😅
I was a Giants fan growing up. I hated the Cowboys, but I did love me some Tony D! What a great player, and he made being an RB look easy. When you can make something that hard "look" easy, you know there is a high degree of mastery within.
Thanks for watching
If you’re a giants fan how can you hate the cowboys? Tom Landry played for the Giants.
@@James-kk8dw So..... I loved Landry. He was a hell of a coach. The cowboys I didn't like. I really didn't like them when Jerry Jones took over.
He was the player that started my love for football and the Dallas Cowboys ❤️
Growing up in central PA.. with three brothers that loved the STEELERS was always interesting!
Back then.. if you were a kid that loved football.. you collected cards! I'd spend every penny on them that hit my hand! Still have the cards till the day :)
Tony Dorsett is also the only Dallas Cowboys player that I had the pleasure to meet and shake hands with! My first Dallas Cowboys jersey as well!
Thank you for sharing this one 😊
I still believe that blindside hit on Danny White against the Giants where both teams were 6-2 was the death knell for the Landry Cowboys in 1986. Without White, the offense just stalled out and Dorsett lost all the steam he had left. It was looking great with Herschel and Tony Dorsett, but with that Giants lose and White out, they lost all of one of their remaining games left to go 7-9. Speaking of that blindside hit by Carl Banks, Tony Dorsett didn't pick up Banks which allowed Banks a free hit on White if you go back and look at the play.
Good post!
Who was the back up QB?
@helpisontheway9405 WHAT?!
What ever happened to Herschel?
@@mariocastaneda7321 Gary Hogeboom
Dude, I think in the offseason this channel is gone grow larger than you imagined…especially if you keep putting out this awesome content.
Thanks bro!
You create amazing Content!
wow...TD wasmy favorite player...I'm 55 now and was about 9 or 10 when i had his huge Dallas Poster on my wall...
nice throwback post
Thanks bro 🙏
@@thelogicalcowboy thank u...
I'm subscribing to ur channel...great sport history content!
@@thinkglobalactlocal4898
Thanks!!!! Welcome to the channel!
Brilliant video, your editing skills are impressive.
Thanks bro 🙏 means a lot!
TD, Tony Dorsett was the greatest Dallas Cowboys 🤠 💙 Tailback ever to live 💙 hands down no Question about that , Emmitt played behind the greatest Dallas Cowboys Offensive line . TD, played on a average line . Do the math 🧮 🤔!
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I remember the year he was a rookie; I was a 19 year old kid, having joined the Marines. I saw Dorsett speak before I ever saw him play and right away, I could tell this kid was a diva. But Coach Landry didn’t suffer fools, especially lazy ones and he told Tony during the season that he was disappointed that Dorsett hadn’t won the job yet. That motivated the hell out of Tony and the rest, as they say, is history!!
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Great post!
How old am I? I vividly remember watching Tony play college ball at Pitt.......that's how old I am.
TD was the missing link for the Cowboys after head case Duane Thomas left, as a Viking fan i hated it but crap thats how it goes. TD was a fantastic pick for the Boy's and they won the SB his first year. ALways cracks me up when they say a 'small' back cant make it, but Metcalf and Pruitt were damn good, i wouldnt have minded them being on the Vikes with FOreman that would have been an awesome backfield attack.
I remember watching Tony when he came on the scene. My father, an All-City Semi-Pro Football player and football aficionado was blown away by him...Very exciting to watch
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Sadly we don't hear from Tony theses days. He is a victim of CTE and today only recognizes a few family members.
It is Sad! Thanks for watching 🙏
Another great video! Thanks for making and posting!
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Yeah, that was tough seeing TD in a Denver uniform.
I'd say Dallas made a bad mistake essentially choosing Walker over Dorsett except for the fact we got all those draft picks from Minnesota for walker. What I WILL say is walker wasn't even 75% the back Dorsett was. But everybody, including Coach Landry, was just gaga over Walker's combination of size and speed. What nobody noticed was that speed was "straight line" speed. He had no jelly at all. Stiffest hips I ever saw in a back with speed. Thankfully, Minnesota drank the kool-aid, too. Oh Yeeeeah!
One of many football legends to come out of Aliquippa, PA.
Personnel decisions at that time were not influenced by fan popularity or large contracts like they are now and Landry to his credit NEVER tied his career to a single player. Love the old footage LC, I know that stuff probably takes a long time to put together.
It does brother! Lol. But I enjoy it.
I agree with what you said also bro! Good point!
Tony Dorsey made me proud to be a Texan, And a cowboys fan.
He sure did! Thanks for watching 🙏
Flip Wilson was a very good player.
You're wrong! Lolll
@@thelogicalcowboy Flip Wilson...er, I mean Tony Dorsett. )))
Heck, I remember the days of Walt Garrison! Got his autograph. I digress, loved (still do) Tony D and still in 2023 think about his time in the league….electric!What a special player and Consider myself very fortunate to watch him play. When Tony and Herschel were in the backfield at the same time that was exciting! Great memories ❤️
Dorsett... My first hero....
Brutal moment. I remember it well. Could not watch the end ... too painful ... such a great player
Dorsett was like lightning, by the time you saw him he'd already struck and was gone.
Too bad Dallas didn’t win another Super Bowl with those late 70's teams.
I’m a Giants fan and was so sick of losing to them every year, twice a year, but have to say I always admired those Staubach led teams. They were just so good and dominant.
That brutal ending deserved a look at Tony's numbers for that 1 season as a Bronco. He was among the NFL leaders half wah in to the 88 season . Denver trimmed his carries later in the season but he still managed 733 on 188carries. He didn't blow his knee till the 89 mini camp.
Exactly - refreshing to see someone who gets it right concerning Tony D. What do you think about the infamous Darrell Green tackle??
O' TD awesome player. Loved watching him play in person.
I remember him playing at Pitt in college...so good he lead them to a national title, Heisman, and superbowls.
I remember him and Robert Newhouse as the backs for Dallas when I was little . He was a good RB.
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T.d. my second best running back,he was a great!!
Who is your first? Thanks for watching 🙏
Really good video. Dallas picked another undersized back in the 90's. He did okay too
I’m a Steeler fan but TD Dorsett was my idol growing up. We love him in Western PA.
I remembered when he was drafted, I was Hyped. we got Tony Dorsett WOW!
I was a huge Dallas Cowboy (still am) fan. It was such fun watching him play.
Tony Dorsett had over 12,700 yards rushing and is a Hall Of Famer.
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One of Aliquippa's finest. Hawk and my Uncle were best freinds until he past away a few years ago.
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Dorsett 💪 I'll never forget that 100 yard TD run from the line of scrimmage in His rookie year 1977
Tony D is my favorite Dallas Cowboy ever! Blazing speed and toughness!
When Tony Dorsett’ played for the Cowboys’ it was Like clockwork in The Redzone.. Dallas had no Problems in the Redzone with Mr Tony Dorsett.. he somewhere in 2023 running real Fast going somewhere..😅
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#33 - My favorite Cowboy player ever. Absolutely electric!
I got to play against Tony Dorsett, In high school, he was from Hopewell Pennsylvania and I was from Elwood city pennsylvand of course. We played each other but I know this. When Tony turned the corner, all you could do is just stand there and watch him. You knew there was something special about Tony. And of course, I followed his career from Pittsburgh panthers to the Dallas Cowboys. Which I wish you wouldn't have played for them but fate had it. Of course, I wanted to see him be drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers but that didn't happen. But I'm glad he had a great career.
A hall of fame career, congratulations, Tony, you deserve everything you got.
Wow! Thanks for sharing that bro! You had some amazing experiences! Thanks for watching 🙏
As a lifelong Rams fan and a Cowboys hater, when the Cowboys drafted Dorsett it was an "oh shit" moment.
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I used to watch Cowboy games just to see Dorsett run. He was amazing.