| A fan favorite franchise, the Dallas Cowboys of | | | | team to a national title in 1976. He was also |
| the National Football League have been a success | | | | awarded the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award |
| on the field playing at a consistently high level | | | | and the Walter Camp Award as well as being a |
| since joining the league as an expansion team in | | | | four-time All-American. Dorsett finished his college |
| 1960. In addition to their great success on the | | | | running back career with 6,082 total rushing yards |
| field, "America's Team" has been just as | | | | a NCAA record at the time that wasn't surpassed |
| successful off the field and is considered one of | | | | until 1998 by Ricky Williams. Dorsett is considered |
| the most valuable sports teams in North America. | | | | one of the greatest all time running backs in |
| At the heart of the Cowboys great success are | | | | college football history. |
| the individuals who have contributed to the play. | | | | Tony Dorsett's professional football career would |
| Throughout the life of its franchise, the Dallas | | | | prove to be just as stellar as his college career. |
| Cowboys have had a number of all-stars whose | | | | Chosen in the first round of the 1977 draft by |
| skills and achievements have contributed to Dallas | | | | the NFL Dallas Cowboys, Dorsett made an instant |
| Cowboys history. Endless players have donned | | | | impression in his first year rushing for 1,007 yards |
| the single star and blue and white jerseys of the | | | | and 12 touchdowns and winning the Rookie of the |
| Dallas Cowboys and taken to the field at Texas | | | | Year honors, not to mention winning Super Bowl |
| Stadium. In the process some of them, such as | | | | XII. He was the first player to win back-to-back |
| Bob Lilly, Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, and | | | | championships - the college football championship |
| Emmitt Smith have become legends of the game. | | | | in 1976 and Super Bowl XII in 1977. In his second |
| One of the most successful teams in the history | | | | season the magic continued as he ran for 1.325 |
| of the National Football League, the Dallas | | | | yards and 9 touchdowns. The Cowboys headed |
| Cowboys hold numerous league records, thanks | | | | to the Super Bowl again in 1978 but this time |
| to these players and countless others over the | | | | would not be victorious losing to the Pittsburgh |
| years. The Cowboys hold the league record for | | | | Steelers in Super Bowl XIII. In 1981, his most |
| most consecutive winning seasons - 20 in all - | | | | productive year, Dorsett recorded 1,646 yards. |
| from 1966 to 1985, as well as the record for | | | | Dorsett would spend ten years with the |
| most seasons with at least 10 wins (24). | | | | Cowboys before being traded to the Denver |
| Additionally, they have been Superbowl | | | | Broncos in 1988 where he recorded 703 yards. |
| Champions five times a record they share with | | | | He retired from the game in 1989 due to injuries. |
| the San Francisco 49ers and the Pittsburgh | | | | In total Dorsett amassed 12,739 yards and 77 |
| Steelers. The list of team records, a part of Dallas | | | | touchdowns in his 12 year NFL career. He rushed |
| Cowboys history, goes on and on. A formidable | | | | for over 1000 yards in eight of his first nine |
| team with an exceptional past, Cowboys football | | | | seasons. Missing the mark in 1982, due only to a |
| was particularly successful during the 30 year | | | | strike-shortened season (only nine games were |
| span from 1966 to 1996 during which time the | | | | played that season). He made the Pro Bowl four |
| team qualified for the playoffs 24 times, played in | | | | times during his career and was elected to the |
| 14 NFC Championship games, won 19 division | | | | Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football |
| titles, and took to the field for 8 Super Bowls, | | | | Hall of Fame in 1994. The same year he was |
| becoming Super Bowl Champions five times. | | | | inducted into the Dallas Cowboys' Ring of Honor |
| Running back Tony Dorsett was one player who | | | | at Texas Stadium. The NFL Dallas Cowboys have |
| contributed greatly to Dallas Cowboys football | | | | been an exceptional team through the years |
| success and in so doing became a Dallas | | | | thanks to many outstanding all-stars. Legendary |
| Cowboys legend. Born in 1954 in Rochester, | | | | running back Tony Dorsett was one such all-star. |
| Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Dorsett | | | | He left a mark on the game and greatly impacted |
| grew up in Hopewell Township, PA where he was | | | | both college football and the National Football |
| a football star at Hopewell High School. He | | | | League. Tony Dorsett left behind a most |
| attended the University of Pittsburgh where he | | | | impressive legacy and will forever be a part of |
| set NCAA college records and helped lead his | | | | Dallas Cowboys history. |