Tony Dorsett was the only runningback in football history to have rushed for over 6,000 yards in college and for over 12,000 yards in the NFL. A spectacular accomplishment that nobody has mentioned.
I knew it had to be one dumb comment about him being underrated on this RU-vid channel Heisman trophy winner. NFL Superbowl champion all pro first ballot Hall of famers and a whole lot of other accolades
What a pleasure it was to watch the career of T.D. A Cowboys legend and one of the greatest pure runners in nfl history. Also, the Cowboys screen game under Landry was absolutely lethal. Especially when Ron Springs and Tony was in the backfield.
@@DavidHernandez-qi7gs yes sir. And hats off to coach Landry, knowing that Tony in the open field with a couple of blockers was devastating for a defense.
Of all the incredible runs he had including the 99 yarder @ Minnesota, Tony calls a simple Dive play his greatest ever. @ St Louis 1980. Cowboys are at the 5 yard line and he just runs it up the middle a little Dive run but stops in the hole as defenders from either side begin to close the hole and spins out to his right and does a 180 to the left corner endzone without being touched for the TD. It was poeticly beautiful and in its simplest form.
Dorsett to me was an artist running the 🏈 like a painter uses his brush to convey thoughts, feelings and emotions. Many running backs religiously follow the called to the A, B or C gap and can't adjust to changes. Tony ran with determination and with "a wondering eye" reacting and adjusting to the opportunities that came. He changed on the fly violating many of the law's of physics. Awesome video LC, thank you so much.
MY FAV PLAYER EVER!! NOT EVEN CLOSE!!! I SMILE and lokey TEAR UP watching him run!! My ONLY GRIPE: How much Coach Substituted him!! PROB THOUGHT he was preserving him, BUT SPRINGS, NEWHOUSE, NEWSOME are not #33!! Best RB EVER RUNNING THE SCREEN!!👑🏈
MAN LISTEN: THAT WAS EPIC!!! I CANNOT TELL U HOW MANY TIMES I WATCHED IT!! I know they "draw up" plays and expect certain things to happen, BUT ALL THE BEST RUNS are the ones where the RB calls an "audible".…can't teach that(instincts)!! "I "run" to what I see"👑🏈
I'm a Tom Landry-era Dallas Cowboys fan, began watching in earnest in 1963. Along with my parents, nephew, and cousin l was at the Philly at Dallas game at 🇨🇱Texas🇨🇱 Stadium when #33 Dorsett made his very first start of the season. As all Cowboy fans know, it was a very rare thing for Coach Landry to start rookies.... even one with the talent of the Heisman Trophy RB from Pitt. T. Dorsett set a new team rushing yardage total that day with 206 yards, featuring a run off-tackle for 84 yards. Texas Stadium had no replay screens in 1977, so if anyone wasn't paying attention they missed TD's touchdown jaunt. Tony got to the end zone faster than a minner can swim a dipper. God bless our pro football heroes from a by-gone era 🏈
His style of running will always appear to be modern and contemporary. Grace on the field that even a novice of the game will recognize and admire. Glided on the field like a slolom water skier. Always under control. A man among boys. In football, as in chess, the game is won with moves up the middle. Dorsett was successful around the ends because of the shear terror opposing defensive backs had in facing him.
I had nothing but tears in my eyes remembering just how special a running back Tony D really was,is and always will be in my mind. Thank you so much for the memories.
@@thelogicalcowboy no problem great video just like always analysis is in depth and spot on! The only guy who beat landrys computer and made him change.
Oh yeah, had Landry gave him the ball like the Bears did with Payton, like the Rams did with Dickerson, like the Skins did with Riggins, well he might have Broken Jim Brown's record instead of Walter. Imo
I got to meet Tony Dorsett in the early 80s. He was a really easy going guy. I was working a part time job at a company called Athletic Supply in Dallas. We housed the Cowboy’s practice pads for training camp - no charge. That was back in the Thousand Oaks days for training.
He lives in my neighborhood in Carrollton TX now. I see him going on walks, and he is still in great shape but mentally is not all there, you can tell CTE has taken its toll on him. Also funny I run into him at our corner store often and no one in the store ever knows who he is but me. Mainly because its younger people there who just don't know. Tony doesn't seem to mind though. He is one of the nicest guys.
I been a fan of the Cowboys since 1965, Tony D is my favorite running back after Gayle Sayers because I got to see him as a child in the 60's 🏈 I watches that MN game against NE in a hotel lobby on my Honeymoon in the Bahamas lol
Dick Vermeil once said that he would cringe every time Tony Dorsett touched the ball. I think maybe the only other RB that was about as electrifying as T.D. was Billy SIms. What was really amazing about Dorsett is that he got all of those yards and the Dallas offense wasn't really centered around him. And yes that game against Miami was one that will be remembered and talked about in Cowboys lore forever.
I'm a die hard Tony Dorsett fan, he is my all time favorite running back. It was fun to watch him play, true talent of the game. Dallas Cowboys should retire his number #33. Thanks for the video. TD forever 💯
Used to bump into this guy all the time when I worked in Dallas. He loved this seafood place that me and my coworkers would go for lunch. Always by himself with a big bucket of crawdads. I never bothered him even though I really wanted to.
Our Cowboys were blessed to have Tony D 1977-1987 an Emmitt Smith 1990-2002 two hall of fame running backs basically for nearly 25 years! an not to forget the great hershall walker 1986-1989 1996-1997
@@brianlefler4246 yeah, for a couple years after Staubach retired he was both.... White, 3 NFC Championship losses.... still fans should have more love for him
Tony Dorsett is one of my all time favorite Dallas Cowboys players. I was very fortunate to have witnessed his entire career. He sure did shine on Monday night. Growing up in New England, I vividly remember that game and run against the Patriots. It still gives me goosebumps watching. The 99 yard run against the Vikings does as well. Great memories, thanks for posting! As a side note, I wish the Cowboys would go back to those royal blue jerseys, and the number font they wore back then! The color of their pants was better as well back then!
Calvin Hill, Walt Garrison, Preston Pearson, Robert Newhouse, Emmitt Smith, Marion Barber, Julius Jones, Duane Thomas, Ezekiel Elliot, Ron Springs, DeMarco Murray, Hershel Walker, Don Perkins, Scott Laidlaw, and whoever else you can name < 🏈TONY DORSETT #33🏈 greatest Dallas Cowboy running back of all time - period.
Although Emmitt is my goat of all running backs, Dorsett is an American icon who is criminally underrated. The NFL still hasn't done 'a football life' on Dorsett. I've never seen a sports icon who has been treated unfairly like Dorsett has. The guy was a legend in high school, a legend in college, and a legend in the pros. If Dorsett wasn't a Dallas Cowboys, the NFL would have had all kinds of documentation videos on him. That's why as long as I have the power I'm going to highlight his greatness on this channel.
Great job! You do justice to the cowboys and the guys who played. Keep it up. Old timers like me who watched these games appreciate them being brought to light.
I'm from Chicago, so "Sweetness" was my Man. But my favorite team were the Dallas Cowboys and the illustrious Tony Dorsett. He's in my top 5 players of all time!!! What a joy it was to witness his college and pro career!! I'm wishing him better health as he's endured some challenges over the years!!
man, i loved football back in the 70s and 80s, and i loved watching the Cowboys play. i was watching live when Tony made that 99 1/2 yard TD run. lol. bro, Tony was my idol. i was 12 in 81
I loved TD who actually never got the credit or carries he deserved. I still remember in the Super Bowl against his hometown Steel Curtain Steelers he was running all over the Steelers and all of a sudden they stopped giving TD the ball. One of the greatest Ever.
My all-time favorite football player ever, regardless of the position! I remember this season. Dorsett was a beautiful runner with incredible speed and toughness! His cutback abilities, elusiveness, and vision were incredible! He also had good power. However, what always impressed me the most about this superhuman athlete was his first two steps! Dorsett could go from 0 to 60 mph in literally two fuckin' seconds flat! In my opinion, he is the greatest running back in COWBOYS history for too many reasons to explain.
That 1981 highlight film brings back memories! Not only of the season, but I own a copy of that highlight film on VHS. Still works as good as new! Anyway, T. D. was awesome!
I grew up watching TD! He was the first slashing, explosive, speedster, with breakaway ability. He was a threat to score everytime he got to the corners and he ran north and south which made him so effective. He was stylish, but quiet. He was tough, in great shape, and ran compact and low to the ground. The Cowboys had two of the best running backs of all time in different years in Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith.
I remember a game against St Louis Hawk had like 70 yarder and Metcalf had one about the same. I can watch the old highlights all day. Nice video, thank you.
Thank you sir for these Cowboys videos. My parents and I are from Ft Worth and they were fans since 1960 and I grew up a fan. I still remember those SB losses to the Steelers and remember well when TD came into the league, winning the SB that year vs Denver. I have an affinity for the RB position and Dorsett was, I think, the reason for that. Very exciting to watch him as a young fan. There was nothing like him with those moves and that speed. This video was the most I’ve watched him play since watching live back in the day. Brings back memories of watching Dallas play on Sundays with my folks. Thank you so much 🙏
I was 9 years old, and Dallas debuted their new road uniforms. A darker blue jersey than the royal blue jerseys they rocked in the 70s. And they wore these super shiny silver pants. It was Americas team meets Hollywood!
My boy said one day Dorsett had " vertical cuts". I still dont know what he ment by that but Dorsett had a whole package of moves. Darting, dashing, crounching. Yes he did glide, I'll end it with this i think he broke tackles not of his strength but his burst was so incredible, it was like trying to tackle a fly.
You're right. Another good video, lol. Love the in depth play/trait breakdowns. Landry probably did the right thing spelling Dorsett some to prolong his career, but one wonders how spectacular his peak seasons would have been if he had gotten the full feature back treatment some of those other backs did. Still, he retired ranked 2nd in career rushing so not bad on the yardage front!
You're right, I think he did prolong his career by limiting his touches, which is scary because, as you said, he still ended his career 2nd in history in yards. The guy is truly underrated and is a shame no one hardly talks about him in their top 10 or top 5 running backs. While I was doing this video I saw like 5 top 10 running back lists that didn't include Tony D. I didn't even participate in the polls.
Watching TD run was a thing of beauty! Once Landry loosened the reins on him and told the O-line to just do their blocks and let TD pick his holes, he was Amazing!!
Dorsett was great. The early 80s was the best time for great RBs. I was a Billy Sims guy, but appreciated all those guys. The game has definitely changed......look at all the fumbles from the top runners! Holy cow.
TD was 1 of the reasons I was a cowboys fan...Everson walls bill bates ...Ed too tall jones and the most dignified coach in the history of the NFL in Tom Landry..too many legends to name here
Dorsett is a top running back of all time and the future.Everyone tends to forget he played in 2 strike seasons and he shared time with Walker at the end of his cowboy career.My #1 RB is Jimmy Brown.He retired WAY too early to pursue an acting career.Brown was a 3 sport athlete at Syracuse.He played football lacrosse and track.Those are my reasons for them to be in my top two.
I wonder what his career would looked like if Tom Landry had took the lid off of Tony from the start , we probably would have seen muliple seasons of 1600 ++ yards ( he was more durable than he was given credit for ) . The fact he retired only behind Jim Brown in yards speaks to his greatness . Great video , thank you .
Had coach Landry really utilized TD he would have had way more yardage from scrimmage. My favorite running back. I watched him coming out of the University of Pitt and I knew he’d break records once he arrived in the NFL.
His lateral speed may have been his greatest gift. Top 3 ever in that category ( Sayers, Simpson). Sanders was insanely quick laterally but never had their speed. Also very few steps needed for T. D. to reach great speed.
My favorite Cowboy of all time. I will always believe that Landry kept Tonys yardage and td stats down and they were still fantastic. More touches, more yards and more tds. I will always believe that no one scared defenses more than Tony D. Some might have scared them as much but not more.
Tony made football look easy. He never looked like he was going full speed. Another great video, to bad as Cowboys fans we have to live in the past. Do videos on Russel Maryland and Robert Newhouse both solid players.
My first favorite football player. You compared Tony to Barry Sanders, which was a true great comparison, and Tony was also Barrys favorite player growing up.
Tony Dorsett was pure excitement. If he broke threw the line of scrimmage, he could take it 80, like, right now. All of that speed and quickness and vision and acceleration, and he was the smoothest runner out there, at the same time. His runs were akin to a work of art. Idolized him when I was a kid.
My brother, I hope you have a white lab coat with a blue star on it. Phenomenal video once again! Most people don't know speed and quickness are two different things and players are generally one or the other. TD was one of the few who had both to the extreme and although I maybe wrong, I just can't recall a player that had both to his extent since him. Great video!!!
Dorsett came to my college several years ago to deliver a speech but I overslept and when I went there it was far too late. I believe I had late classes that day. I was so mad!!
I followed Dorsetts college football career with the Pitt panthers from my time in the army and this guy was also very strong because he worked out with the Olinemen religiously and did the when he came into the NFL. Being stationed in Washington state at that time, I was very disappointed when he announced that he would do whatever possible not to play for the Seahawks, a new NFL franchise man was I disappointed.
