Dorsett signed a five-year contract worth a reported $1.1 million, becoming the first contract in Cowboys history to exceed $1 million; it was the second-largest contract signed for a rookie that season, with first overall pick Ricky Bell beating Dorsett with a $1.2 million contract.

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2015年2月9日 · Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett, who was diagnosed with having signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in 2013, said he is "in a battle" and that he had no idea "that the end was going...

Tony Dorsett is an American gridiron football player who is widely considered one of the best running backs in the sport’s history. A four-year starter and three-time All-American at the University of Pittsburgh, Dorsett set collegiate records for the most 100-yard rushing performances in a season

Tony Dorsett, a 5-11, 192-pound running back from the University of Pittsburgh, already was a celebrity by the time he joined the Dallas Cowboys as their first-round draft pick in 1977. A four-time All-America at Pittsburgh, Dorsett also won the 1976 Heisman Trophy.

2022年1月22日 · Running back Tony Dorsett was one of the more gifted tailbacks in the history of football, and he took full advantage of the gifts the universe blessed him with. He was a big time star at every level he played at, not to mention a winner at every level.

2023年4月7日 · Dorsett is the first player to win a national title and a Super Bowl in consecutive seasons. Dorsett won both titles in New Orleans' Superdome.

His name was Tony Dorsett. And the IBM wasn't wrong. The Cowboys felt like they were a running back away from a Super Bowl when the 1977 NFL Draft came around, so they traded their first-round choice and three second-round picks to the Seattle Seahawks to move up to the No. 2 overall position.