Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett comes in at number 92 on NFL Films' "The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players" list produced in 2010. Subscribe to NFL Films: goo.gl/XJTggL
I got his Dallas Cowboy jersey number 33 hanging up on my wall. Been a Tony Dorsett fan ever since he was in college at Pittsburgh. Your comment is 100% facts
EXACTLY!! He should have been ranked higher. I remember they were playing the Cardinals in St. Louis where Terry Metcalf ran a 70 yard touchdown. Just a few plays later, Tony Dorsett ran that 84 yard beauty you saw on the highlight reel! Cowboys won that one BTW!
When I was a kid in Dallas back in the early 80s, it was Tony Dorsett, Tony Dorsett and Tony Dorsett. That's the way it went back then. We all loved him. He was the man!
Make no mistake.. Tony Dorsett in tandem with Roger Starbauch helped to solidify making The Dallas Cowboys.. America’s Team! Man.. TD was sweet to watch! 💯👊🏽
The thing that really caught my eye with Tony Dorsett was how fast he could accelerate through a hole on the line. He just needed a sliver of daylight and boom he was in the defensive back field. With his cutting ability, he put the fear of god in DB's and safeties. He was deadly in the flat because most of the time a LB is tasked to cover anybody rolling to the flat, but in his prime he could out run any LB in the NFL
Exactly. That move he put on the Vikings 10 yard line on the 99 yard run was so smooth and effortless looking that it looked like he didn't even do anything. But that was a GREAT move /cut.
Dorsett was an All Time Great! Many people believed way back that Landry should have given Tony the ball more in Super Bowl XIII vs. Pittsburgh. And nobody was better running the screen pass than Tony D.
epm5433 Yeah, Dorset should've gotten the ball more. He was the only NFL back of his size (only 185 lbs.) that could carry the ball 20-25 times a game, like the bigger backs did. He should've gotten at least that many touches if not carries a game.
What what allow people to know before dark green caught him from behind the play before he had a 35-yard run he was just tired on that next play but they've been other game girl green did not catch him from behind and he scored a touchdown
@@Ainsi110 I said he was the best Running Back the cowboys ever had. Neither of were Cowboys and Bo Jackson never made the Hall of fame, T.D. was a 1st ballot.
Smith not even close in talent to TD. Jerry kept Smith around longer than he should have just so he could "get the record." TD didn't have half the line Smith. If Jimmy Johnson had stayed in Dallas Smith would have been cut at least four years earlier.
Whew, what a scary team in 77! Roger at the helm. Tony and Robert in the backfield, Tony and Drew as wideouts. Billy Joe as TE. Then on the other side, You had Randy, Harvey, Too Tall, Charlie, Bob, DD. and many many more contributors. It brings back some Great memories. Favorite team of alltime!
If I could watch just two guys simply run with football, not win a Championship, but watch just to admire their running Skills, it would be OJ, and Tony Dorsett.
One of my very few childhood sports heroes. When he broke the NCAA rushing record with Pitt at Annapolis, they fired the Navy cannon in his honor and threw their hats in the air.
You can’t judge two players based on hypotheticals, it’s stupid. The fact is TD rushed for 12,000 while Emmitt rushed for 18,000, hello, welcome to real life!
The smartest rb the fastest rb, never saw him get trapped for losses, never saw him take a big hit. His instincts on the gridiron surpasses O.J. and Jim Brown. Still to this day no back has exhibited the speed or burst of T.D. Tony Dorsett.
Nick with no last name 1) they were inferior players and athletes. 2) nfl was much smaller 3) most of them do not have a legacy - many forgotten Cons for me: 1) they helped to make the game the way it is today and put it on the map besides baseball and whatever people used to watch in america. Some players definitely deserve to be in this list but despite the fact that i know most of them i think there are too many
Nick with no last name 1) hypotheticals do not outweight the facts. 2) they have legacy, they just dont matter as much as newer players. Older players almost always get less relevant. The game was much different. Many of the players didnt even play in super bowl era
Nick with no last name what hypothetical? I can compare the two from what they are/were. Truth is, game is much more advanced and bigger now. I watch old games and appreciate history, but there is such thing as relevance. Things that were done in the nfl that were deemed impossible will probably be topped in the future as the league will grow.
Way higher on my list. I remember as a young kid getting frustrated cause I didn’t understand what a patient running back looked like. I only knew Tony could be at full speed in two steps. 😏. So I wanted to see him go every hand off.😁 loved watching him back then. I was too young when he played at Pitt. Nostalgia
That's my Boy! I attended PITT same period! Always "bumping" into "TD" and "Storming Norman" ( Norm Nixon, Duquesne) at the parties. They are Great Human Beings!"
Tony D was amazing, great speed and could cut on a dime. And that uni in the thumbnail is the best of all time! Why they don't wear that today is a mystery.
Cunning Villain Emmitt is better. The list is so hard to make you could argue so many people should be ranked better. Too many great players throughout history. Every video thats not top 10 people are bitching about the ranking
As an Eagles fan, there's no hesitation here, I absolutely loved Dorsett's running style. Hunched over low center of gravity. He made loosing to the cowgirls less painful
Nobody talks about how low he was (and hunched over as well). He said he saw the whole field as well!! Wasn't old enough to catch early career(thanks RU-vid), but this is my fav all-time player!! Not evn close🏈
As a kid i saw Tony he was amazing spectacular he was a thing of beauty to watch TD in my mind still the best to ever wear a Cowboy uniform him and Roger made a good duo.
A lot of this film is at three quarters speed. Those of us who saw Dorsett live know he fast he hit the hole. He never trained in track and yet ran a 4.3. Late in his career, he ran a 4.37 at the Denver Broncos training camp. Coach Landry should have run Dorsett 25 times vs Pittsburgh in SB XIII. Jimmy Johnson would have. TD was probably the fastest of all the great backs - faster in the 40 and 100 than speed guys like Gale Sayers, OJ Simpson, Eric Dickerson, Adrian Peterson, Barry Sanders and Marshall Faulk. TD was the most electrifying player on the Cowboys.
Landry was a control freak and wouldn't give Staubach the play calling to him like Bradshaw and Stabler had. He held Dorsett back and if wasn't for his long runs in 77 he would not have gotten 1000 yrds. He had a 84&77 yrd run that year and Landry still wasn't starting him until mid season.
Thomas Henderson should have stayed around also. He had problems but so did LT and other dudes. Cowboy defense went down after Henderson left also. It was crazy to let go of Everson Walls also in the 80's. He started in a Super Bowl in 1990!
Not only is he the most underrated running back in NFL history, he is also the prettiest as well. His running style was one of a kind. Barry Sanders may have been more elusive, but he ran ugly. TD was my idol growing up too.
So glad I was able to carry his helmet for him to and from practice in Oxnard many days...We never spoke to much but every time I was there he said hey kid good to see you 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
"LET ME RUN TO WHAT I SEE." Dorsett is the purest runner in league history. Sayers and Sanders had even more moves, and O.J. and Dickerson had more size, power. But, strictly as a blazing runner off the block, NO ONE went zero-to-60 as fast as TD. Vision, moves, ACCELERATION!!! An absolute joy.
He was so fun to watch, when i was a kid. He differed from Emmitt Smith in that he was normally limited to 20-25 carries per game. Whereas Smith was the workhorse back. Tony had a good offensive line, but Smith had one of the most dominating of all time.
Tony Dorsett is my all time favorite player. I could watch highlights of his runs all day. I've seen stronger backs, faster backs and backs who had all the moves. I've never seen anyone who looked as smooth running straight ahead as him.
He was my favorite player playing for my favorite team growing up in El Paso. I believe he had the quickest first step for all the running backs that I've watched and he didn't lose any speed when he changed direction. He was a defensive nightmare!
AGREED...NUTTIN Against Emmit But He Played 3 More Seasons Than Tony and His Playing YEARS From '90-''03 was Least Competitive Than when Tony PLAYED corm '77-''88..Better TEAMS During Tonys YEARS Than Emmits..Way More Smash MOUTH Defenses..They Were BRUTAL back Then..Unlike Now In Which They Make it Way More Offensive..Tonybwas Getting Hit Way More Harder Than Emmit WAS .That's why Tony had to Retire Cuz of His Injuries.
At the 33 second mark Tony fakes out 7 Cardinals with his patented spin move. The best 4 yard run for a touchdown ....WITHOUT GETTING TOUCHED EVER!.....I saw that game live on TV, poetry in motion!
I love the player that Emmit Smith was. But Tony Dorsett was my first favorite sports athlete. I'm just glad I got to watch both of them play their entire career. Two different type of runners, but both extremely effective. Tony was pure electricity. Emmit was a workhorse. But both shared a good quality, great vision.
Tony Dorsett:** One Of The Greatest Running Backs Ever To Play On The Gridiron!!** Yes, He's Underrated/UnSung, But His Running Ability Is Scientific And Precise.** "KUDOS" To You, Mr. Tony Dorsett!!!!!"**
My all-time favorite ! Tony D #33... Still to this day amazed and shocked #33 is NOT retired with Cowboys. How is that possible? Love to watch him run! CLASSIC.
Tony Dorsett may be the only running back to set the all time rushing record in college during his four years for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He then wins the NCAA title, the Heismann trophy, a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys, and be enshrined into the Hall of Fame.
He used the middle of the field beautifully. What a fantastic back. I hope the young pro backs still study these legends and remember that the NFL did not begin the day they were born. A Running back renaissance is happening and what is old school NFL is somehow new again.
TD was the very first running back I ever took notice of when he played for Pitt. He put up MONSTER numbers as a collegian and was revered in Pennsylvania.
Also a great receiver out of the backfield and a top-notch personal protector in the passing game. The man could do it all. I met him randomly once, at the Restoration Hardware just North of the Galleria. Shook his hand and told him how much I had enjoyed watching him play. He responded with a warm smile and a modest "thank you". Great player, nice dude.
I was 9 years old when Dorsett made his 99 yard touchdown. My mom made me go to bed because the game was Sunday Night Football, and I had school the next morning. And she forgot to hit "record" on our brand new VHS recorder!!!!!
Wasn't born to watch his earlier yrs (but you can best believe I've seen EVRY highlight frm Pitt til early Cowboys). MY FAV PLAYER/NOT EVEN CLOSE OR UP FOR DISCUSSION
I've been a Cowboys fan all my life from Colorado and I remember when I was 5 they traded Dorsett to the Broncos in '88. I had my Mom take me to the Broncos practice just to meet Dorsett and got his autograph. John Elway signed it too and that ruined it for me cause I'm Diehard Cowboys even at 5 years old. Haha! 🤣
Got to watch him play several times at Texas Stadium and even got to see the 99 yard run. Tony had two speeds. Fast and Gone. He made that corner and it was over.
I got to witness Dorsett's 99 yard run live, thanks to my ex-father-in-law who took me to that game in Minnesota. The Cowboys only had 10 men on the field at the time also. I was the only Cowboy fan in that section of the stands. I lost five bucks on a friendly family bet but probably got out of the stadium without a fight because the Cowboys lost. The Viking fans were mean and ugly in those days. One hit a ref with a whiskey bottle from the stands in one game that wasn't going their way.
When I watch that highlight, I can't help but look at how sorry ass that field was. That's embarrassing for the NFL to think that you'd televise a game playing on a shit field like that.
Man I was asleep in my bunk bed because I was 9 years old and my mom wouldn't let me stay up. But she made sure to tell me about it the next morning. Those were good days.
@@scottdavidson526 Yeah, they lost. It was the last game of the strike-ridden '82 season, January 3, 1983. I was sure he was going to be pushed out of bounds by the last DB in his way. When he got past him, I just couldnt believe it.
The man literally had turbo that he could activate and just leave everyone behind. Imagine going from the Heisman to a Super Bowl ring in a matter of a couple of years? Wow. This man is not talked about enough.
As a boy growing up in Canada in the 70s it was the Steelers in the AFC and the Bears in the NFC. I absolutely hated the Cowboys- my brother’s team of course - but I always enjoyed watching Tony Dorsett run. Such a great - and somehow graceful and stylish - running back ... I admired him much more than Emmit Smith.
TD was a great player no question and I remember that Monday night game against Minnesota when he broke off that 99 yard run,a thing of beauty.He was definitely my favorite player along with Walter Payton.
In the game against the Vikings I watched his 99 yard run on TV. I remember that Vladislav Tretiak, the great Russian goalie in ice hockey was in the stands. I remember that for no important reason lol.
That rookie year was frustrating at the beginning because he wasnt starting. He was only getting a few carries in the first games. But once he was starting, it was beatuiful
I was 8 years old when I really started watching football with my dad and brothers. I fell in love with the cowboys that year. TD would slice and dice his way through defenses and leave them in the dust and looking stupid but was so humble about it. With Staubach at QB and Newhouse at Fullback blowing open holes for TD it was awesome and mesmerizing to watch. Then opposing offenses had to face that crazy tough defense with the up front team of the twin towers of Ed (Too Tall) Jones and Harvey Martin working along side Randy White. And defensive backs were great too with Waters and Harris. These were good years.
