Running back, Pittsburgh, 1973–76
Tony Dorsett
Lettered 1973–76 (school media guide)
- Born
- Apr 7, 1954, in Rochester, Pennsylvania
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Tony Dorsett played running back at Pittsburgh (1973–76). He won the 1976 Heisman Trophy, the 1976 Maxwell Award and the 1976 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1976. The Dallas Cowboys took Dorsett in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1977 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
At a glance
Honors
- 1976Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 1994College Football Hall of Fame
- Inducted 1994Pro Football Hall of Fame
- 1975Fourth in the Heisman vote
- 1976Maxwell Award
- 1976Walter Camp Award
- 1976Chic Harley Award
- 1976Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 1976UPI College Football Player of the Year
- 1976Consensus All‑American
- 1976National leader in points (134)
- 1976National leader in points per game (12.2)
- 1976National leader in rushing yards (2,150)
Team titles: National champions, 1976
All-America: consensus 1976; AP first team 1973; NEA first team 1973; AFCA 1975; FWAA 1975; UPI second team 1973, 1974 and 1975; AP second team 1975; AP third team 1974; Walter Camp 1975; and one more selector’s team
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Before the draft
MVP of the 1977 Hula Bowl.
Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 4 (1978, 1981–83) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1981 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1982–83)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1981; AP second team 1982–83; Pro Football Writers first team 1981; Sporting News first team 1981; NEA first team 1981; Pro Football Weekly first team 1981; and 1 more.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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