I'm aware that Dorsett won the starting position in 77. But to me he put to bed any questions in 1978 of a dual running back tandem that Landry was known for. Dorsett changed the league he is still one of the smallest backs to ever make the hall of fame.
When Tom Landry in a team meeting told his offensive linemen that "Tony is a different type of runner, you guys just put your hat on your man, and he'll run to what he sees" the Cowboys knew they had something special. We all love Emmitt Smith, and he has the rushing title but if I'm building a Dallas Cowboys team from scratch with all Cowboys players in their history, I'm starting with TD as my running back.
The best documentary on Dorsett on UA-cam! I challenge anyone to name a better documentary! Beyond the Glory documentary about Dorsett is the only one that probably stands to this. Another legendary video!
Best back in the open field or with one guy to beat in nfl history your numbers prove it. Most 80yard runs most 70 yard most over 90. Guy was the reason landry changed the computer we talked about that before. A great video. always the best cowboy content.
TD one of the best to ever touch the football...believe that! Great video Logical, keep up the good work bro! I remember watching the 77 season and being mad at Landry for not running TD enough! I loved Newhouse and he was an underrated back himself, however, TD would be the key component that made the Boys champions again!!! The Cowboys would have had one or two more titles had Staubach not retired when he did, as he was playing his best football. Danny White was a good quarterback, but he had a knack for horrible interceptions and fumbles in crunch time. We had three consecutive losses in the NFC championship in the 80, 81, and 82 seasons, and I guarantee you we won at least one, if not two or three, with Roger. Tony was great and one of the top 5 backs to ever play (my opinion). He was number two in rushing yards at the time of his retirement. A great back with otherworldly speed and vision.
If I recall, the Cowboys at one time had only lost one game when he ran for 100 yards, they were like 25-1 or something, so he ran for 96 yards if I remember in SB 13. Those 4 more yards, you never know. Yes, that first drive was great, Tom did not need to do a trick play that soon in the game.
Emmitt was for sure better. Speed is the only thing Dorsett had on Emmitt. But I do think it's closer than most people think. Dorsett really was lightning quick. What's crazy is when Bullet Bob Hayes got there, they had 2 of the fastest players in the history of the NFL. That would be a nightmare to game plan against.
@@teekay4389Stop with Myth OL nonsense. They didn't become legendary until they won. Also, they didn't have a winning record without Emmitt. Tony Dorsett speed was better overall package Emmitt is the best RB of Cowboys & the most accomplished RB in NFL History
TD" Tony Dorsett is my favorite College TB /RB to ever live , 6,596 totally yards in College. He doesn't get respect he deserves. Rushing yards and receiving yards 6,082 Rushing, plus receiving yards. 412 receiving yards. The greatest College RB to ever live "Oh'Yeah America's Team Nation he is that and some . TD Heisman Trophy winner ,National Championship at University of Pittsburgh Panthers And first to lead a Pro Football team to a Superbowl Championship. Greatness at it best 👌. No#33 Number was retired at the University of Pittsburgh Panthers in 1976 , the first player historical . They're will never be another.
Maybe Tony Dorsett could do better than what we have now in the backfield, but sadly TD has CTE symptoms. He even said in a 2017 interview he was fighting CTE symptoms. I know you can only be diagnosed with a brain biopsy after you die, but you can be diagnosed with the symptoms of it. Still when TD was playing, he was a big part why the Cowboys succeeded in the 1977 season and Super Bowl. They finally had that speedster running back who could take it to the 2nd level once he got past the linebackers on run plays. He was a dual threat running and as a receiver.
Awesome video! Thanks for all the digging and letting us know more about our childhood heroes. Tony D was always a favorite, I remember driving home from school when I heard on the radio the Cowboys had drafted Tony...that was like Christmas to a kid.
Excellent video on a true legendary player who was one of my heroes when I was a child. Then somehow the Cowboys got him & he led them to 2 Super Bowls. TD is the reason that I liked the Cowboys in addition to being a Steelers fan. Even when they faced each other in the Super Bowl I would've been fine with a Cowboys victory because TD was from Pittsburgh. So I watched the Cowboys when possible & learned about other great Cowboys players & realized the entire NFL had lots of great men like Roger Staubach. Again thanks for a great video that does justice to TD.
Outstanding!!!!! You do so many great presentations for us my brother!!!! As always, keep up the great work!!! Let's see if the Cowboys can make a turnaround after the bye week!!!!
My Favorite Dallas Cowboy off all time I watched every game of his ❤❤❤❤ Him and met him at football camp my football hero. Thanks for this video. He was truly the best Landry wouldn’t let him have more the. 25 carries a game so all those yards came and very few carries.
TD was..is my favorite Cowboy. Heisman national champion rookie of the year superbowl champion in a calendar year. Enough said. 1987 Tony Dorsett Randy White ..check it out.
If you take the time to watch his teammates in the backfield, you’ll see guys just blowing out the opposing players time after time…. Which allowed TD to get to the next level… great blocking!!!
When Dick Vermeil was the coach of the Eagles he once said that every time Dorsett touched the ball he cringed. During the late 70s and into the early 80s the two most feared RBs were Tony Dorsett and Earl Campbell. Defensive coordinators had to plan their entire defense for that game around them. When both of those guys were at their peak they were almost unstoppable.
I remember Tony Dorset running a 99 yard touchdown against the vikes 😮😢 I couldn’t believe 😮😢and still in my memory 😮😢 never same that happen again , I’m sure it has , but this I saw with my own two eyes 😢😮 , giants fan and cowboy hater , but I always respected Mr Dorsett 😮😢
Ten year old Mojo cared about nothing more than Tony Dorsett, except for maybe Too Tall Jones. Thank you for this terrific breakdown of the career of one of the best to ever wear the Star. The Logical Cowboy for General Manager!!!
I was a Dallas Cowboys fan "BEFORE" (1974. THANKSGIVING DAY GAME. Washington knocks Roger "THE DODGER" Staubach out of the game, but Clint Longley beats them, anyway) Tony Dorsett joined the team (1977), "BUT" it was Dorsett that kept me a Cowboys fan all these years! I always said, Dorsett didn't "RUN." He "GLIDED." He's one of the "COOLEST", "SMOOTHEST" RB's - EVER. The Number 33 - in any sport, on any jersey, in any era, on any player, still looks "COOL", 'cause of Dorsett. I always wonder what players like Dorsett, Marcus Allen (another "COOL" and "SMOOTH" runner), Deion Sanders, Barry Sanders, and Darryl Green, etc, would look like "IF" they played in "TODAY'S GAME" with the "SMALLER", "SLIM and SLEEK", "CONTOURED" pads and uniforms, etc, instead of the "BIG and BULKY", etc, ones they played with in "THEIR DAY." I bet they all would look REALLY, REALLY "COOL" and REALLY, REALLY "SMOOTH."
Great vid! Really captured the essence of Dorsett as a runner, being able to look at tte start of a play and instinctively choose the best hole and navigate around the defense as he ran. 👍👍👍
As usual, EXCELLENT work on this. I would have liked something about how things changed for Dorsett near the end - like when Dallas brought in Hershel Walker and threw Dorsett away or some mention of his time with the Broncos. Great work on my all time favorite player nonetheless.
@christophertracy2807 Appreciate you, bro! I chose to not focus on that because I already have a video talking about that. But you're right I should have added that part in there. Always good to see your honest input bro.
In 1978 I had a big Tony Dorsett poster over my bed I won at a school fair. I was 10. My brother had Roger Staubach. He was 8. He was my favorite player till Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders.
First Cowboys jersey I ever owned was Dorsett's #33 in 1986. I was 19 yrs. old and he was my 1st favorite NFL player along with Danny White, Montana & Marino. But Emmitt was the better RB and that takes nothing aeay from TD who also has a Super Bowl title and 3 SB appearances! Great dynastic duo!
Excellent narrative and use of special effects to demonstrate the way Dorsett ran the ball. Another great story! Have you done one on Dat Nguyen? His Vietnamese heritage and Texas small town legend would make a nice 5 or 6 minute video, especially highlighting all his hard tackles!
@@thelogicalcowboy I teach 10th grade English and our textbook had a “Newsweek” article about how he brought together his small town in Texas through his football talent that was racially divided. I made a little highlight video of some of his tackles as a Cowboy, but you have WAYYY more talent than I do to make a video! I like to show the students his playing along with reading and discussing the article.
I think I told you how I used to run into this guy a lot when I worked in Dallas. He always ate at this seafood place that we liked to go to for lunch. He would sit near the window by himself with a bucket of crawdads. I’m proud to say I resisted the urge to bug him. Not even once. I let the man eat in peace. Anyways, great video.
After losing SB X and to the Rams in 1976, Dallas knew they had to have a break away runner. It certainly paid off the next year in 1977. Now all the talk was Dallas had two Heisman winners in the backfield with Roger. Tony could really scoot and slice. He was more fumble prone than Emmitt, but Tony was awesome.
@@PetrodollarDealEndedSoWakeUp it's LIGHTENING to know YOU KNOW how to SPELL LIGHTNING. BIG thumbs sometimes HITS wrong LETTERS. BIG thumbs are also an INDICATION that SOMETHING ELSE is BIG also. then again, YOU wouldn't KNOW THAT since YOURE SMALL fingers always hit the correct key.
I loved me some T. D. He’s what made me want to be a running back. I ran into him as a kid at the Skaggs by our house. Here’s an interesting bit of trivia for you. Guess who was one of the starting offensive lineman blocking for Tony his freshman year at Pitt? None other than Dave Wannstedt. I met him a few years ago with my job and we talked for a good 20 minutes about all things 90s Cowboys. I even got his autograph.
Is that Ernie Stautner (NFL Hall of Fame Pittsburg Steeler & legendary Dallas defensive line coach) at the 25:00 time hack on this video? He and other assistants of Coach Landry (Reeves, Ditka, etc) could be added to your list for future videos. Thanks a million for all the great work you have been creating!
@terrenceliburd8655 Facts. What they didn't count back then was his time in the 20-yard shuttle drill. I have no doubt in mind His acceleration is the fastest in history.
Tony Dorsett was a Cheetah of running backs! His acceleration has not been seen since! The 99 yard TD against Minnesota in "83" on MNF didn't seem human! I've watched a lot of NFL RB's never a pure runner with that type of one step acceleration! Only Willie "The Wisp" Galimore? Comes close! Willie if he got ahead he never was caught from behind! But Tony was speed was a straight speed! Your only chance was make him cut to break his stride, you might have a chance? But otherwise he was gone! I still believed he was under rated and under used as a receiver out the backfield! It was more of power running game in the 80's! Tony could've been the Marshal Faulk of the 80's! He was electric on the field!
I'm so old that until Tony Dorsett along most football cleats were black especially for non professional and non collegiate players. Growing up a Steelers fan I hated the Cowboys. So the team colors of my high school were similar to the Cowboys and some of our running backs started wearing Dorsett's white cheats with the Cowboys star on it. I tried my best to knock their heads off lol. Although I hated the Cowboys I respected Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett. The year I stopped hated the Cowboys was the year they went 1-15. It also helped that I was no longer a Steelers fan lol.
Being a Native American Navajo I hated the Cowboys. I love the game of football , playing and watching football in the 60's and 70's. I watched Dorsett in Pittsburgh and love his running. So when Dallas drafted Dorsett , I rooted for Dorsett , not the Cowboys .😅😅😅😅
There are numerous videos where the media called him the Hawk. Go look at the documentary beyond the glory. Dorsett called himself the Hawk multiple times. He talks about the entire story in his book.
@@PetrodollarDealEndedSoWakeUp As I stated, I never heard "the media" nor "Dorsett" himself call him(self) the Hawk. Wiki has proven itself to being not 100% accurate source for information. Just funny to me how "the media" and "Dorsett" himself never called him that while at Pitt or in the NFL...
@MiRi-zi4wp Go look at the full college games that are in my video. The commentators talked about it many of times. This isn't hard. Go watch the games. Watch Beyond the Glory documentary Dorsett himself talks about it. Or read his book it's free. He gives an entire detail of how his father gave him that name.
The only big negative with TD was that he fumbled a lot. Far more than Emmitt on a fumbles per touch basis. For instance, the first 2/3 of the 1978 season he was particularly bad with the fumbles. It cost us games that season, IMO. His career average was one fumble every 37 touches. Emmitt was one every 81 touches... almost 3 times better! TBF, TD wasn't alone, as fellow HoF RB Franco Harris was even worse with a 1/36 fumble rate.
@SouthernGreyShark It was the 70s and 80s. A more physical league. Everyone had fumbling issues. Like you said Harris was worse than Dorsett. But Dickerson was also horrible. Payton had just one less double-digit fumbling season than Dorsett. Earl Campbell was the exception. Allen was decent but he still had fumbling issues especially the more he carried the ball outside of his spectacular 1985 season. The 90s was still physical but you can tell that it lessoned up. It had to. The shotgun spread forced more teams to put athletes on the field. If you look at the best backs of the 90s no one had more than one double-digit fumbling season.The league averaged around 220% of fumbles lost during the 70s and early to mid 80s. By 85 or so the passing offense took over the league. Which brought down fumbles because the league was less physically demanding and more athletic. By the 90s the league averaged around 150% in fumbles lost. fantasyindex.com/2020/06/23/factoid/running-back-fumbles Appreciate you bro!
@@thelogicalcowboy Well, I'll give you that by the 90's those brutal "kill shots" on WR's and TE's was down from the 60's/70's/80's, but as so far as QB (Other than blatant headshots) and RB hits I didn't see much difference. Also, turnovers overall dipped dramatically from the earlier times as I think coaches placed a lot more emphasis on not turning the ball over. Of course being a smaller back had to be factored in.. That said, Walter Payton had an very good 1/50 fumble ratio and he wasn't a LOT bigger than TD. And until the mid 80's Payton had to deal with crappy QB play as well as a bad/average O-line. Campbell, BTW, had an excellent 1/54 ratio. Considering his running style, that's a really good ratio. Far better than TD.
@@SouthernGreySharkPeyton is my personal all time favorite RB. He was extremely strong for his size and very quick. He was a great great receiver out of the backfield and he could throw the ball pretty good too. As for Campbell, I think his size helped him take the hits better and thus hold on to the ball. He was one of the best bruiser backs ever. LB's hated facing Campbell.
The great 6'2" 232lb Jim Brown had a fumble ratio of 42.54. He never fumbled in the playoffs, so his ratio rose to 47.28. The league was more run oriented and defenses were more violent.
@fettimo2556 I do. But for good reasons. By the time Dorsett went to Dallas he had already carried the ball more than any back in American history outside of the nfl. Remember he had more carries than any back in college history. So there's the ware and tare argument. In the 70's and 80s Running backs played in their prime for 5 to 6 years. Landry got 9 years of elite production from Dorsett because he managed his carries. That's amazing. Earl Campbell had more carries but only had 6 prime seasons. Dorsett's real playing weight in his prime was 180sh? That's small in the nfl. But i do agree had he gotten more caries I'm certain Dorsett would have the record. Think about this... Dorsett currently sits at number 10 inside the top 10 rushing yards in NFL history. But he also has the least amount of carries among this group. That tells you how dominant he was whenever he ran the ball. But I will say to me, that's why Emmitt is the goat. He was able to sustain the punishment for years and still put up elit numbers wile havingthe most carries in nfl history.
@@thelogicalcowboy I agree with everything you’re saying I argue this with every football fan to me dorsett was the greatest they just don’t hit the hole and cut and accelerate the way he did I love the videos and I also tagged him on Twitter he needs to know it’s people like us that know the real and they tend to forget the fact that Ron springs Timmy newsome Robert Newhouse Scott laidlaw got the ball over 150 times a year each of them has had a lot of carries that took away from dorsett getting the ball more if I were starting a team TD my back for sure like you said growing up in the late 70’s 80’s who didn’t want to be like TD Barry sanders Terrell Davis priest holmes just to name a few and another thing is this no one will be the all time leading rusher in college and pro this is life everything is not going to go your way Jordan wasn’t the goat in college but was the goat in pros with that being said he did what he did I just wish he had got at least 14k if walker hadn’t came he probably would have
@@fettimo2556 I have often contemplated the same thing. Tony D has been my man since 1977. Your argument is compelling. I liked Emmitt but I have always said that Payton was the GOAT RB - he is my 2nd fav behind Dorsett. I am one of those fans who is taking Dorsett over Emmitt as the best Cowboys back of all time. Emmitt played most of his time in Dallas with HOF QB (Aikman), HOF WR (Irvin), HOF caliber TE (Novacek), and the greatest O Line in history with the GOAT lineman in Larry Allen - and 3 Super Bowl teams. While Dorsett had some great Cowboy squads - Captain America as his QB, HOF WR in Drew Pearson (and Tony Hill should be HOF), and a HOF lineman in Rayfield Wright - it was not what Emmitt had and they did play in different eras. The many of the biggest changes in the NFL transpired between the late 70s/80s (Dorsett's time) and the 90s (Emmitt's time). Dallas fed Emmitt the ball in a way that Dorsett was not used. I suppose the overarching question is always what Dorsett could have done if Landry used him more. I think I do know - Super Bowl 13 could have turned out alot different if Landry gave the ball to Dorsett more than he did.
@@christophertracy2807 still mad till this day about that he came out tearing them up Landry got away from it all you have to do as any football fan analyst is watch the tape and see what dorsett does with any crease compared to anyone else it’s a no brainer for me
I remember Tony Dorsett getting knocked out when they came to Norman to play Oklahoma University.....think the game was 42-10 as Oklahoma blanked Dorsett that day.......
I remember Tony Dorset running a 99 yard touchdown against the vikes 😮😢 I couldn’t believe 😮😢and still in my memory 😮😢 never same that happen again , I’m sure it has , but this I saw with my own two eyes 😢😮 , giants fan and cowboy hater , but I always respected Mr Dorsett 😮😢
I'm aware that Dorsett won the starting position in 77. But to me he put to bed any questions in 1978 of a dual running back tandem that Landry was known for. Dorsett changed the league he is still one of the smallest backs to ever make the hall of fame.
Wow Logic
This is excellent work bro
Well done man
# keep grinding 🤙🏼
@@irankin3107
Appreciate it 🙏!
When Tom Landry in a team meeting told his offensive linemen that "Tony is a different type of runner, you guys just put your hat on your man, and he'll run to what he sees" the Cowboys knew they had something special. We all love Emmitt Smith, and he has the rushing title but if I'm building a Dallas Cowboys team from scratch with all Cowboys players in their history, I'm starting with TD as my running back.
ABSOLUTELY
My favorite Cowboy of all time and favorite player overall. Dallas was in scoring range every time he touched the ball. Not many players like that.
The definition of a speed Goat! Lol appreciate you bro
G.O.A.T.
The best documentary on Dorsett on UA-cam! I challenge anyone to name a better documentary! Beyond the Glory documentary about Dorsett is the only one that probably stands to this. Another legendary video!
Tony Dorsett and Eric Dickerson were beautiful to watch run in the open field! Like 2 gazelles.
@@marcuscompton3772
Rare breeds! Appreciate you bro!
Beautiful runners. Why aren't there ANY runners like them today? They all run like gorillas and aren't pleasing to watch
How about OJ ? I know he did something horrible , but still one of the greatest running back 😮😢
Dorsett ran for more yards against Notre Dame in a single game than any other back in the history of Notre Dame.
@@pdm2201
Facts! I believe it was like 700+ yards or something in three games.
one of the best ever. my favorite player....
@@TheTEXMIKE
I agree!
Best back in the open field or with one guy to beat in nfl history your numbers prove it. Most 80yard runs most 70 yard most over 90. Guy was the reason landry changed the computer we talked about that before. A great video. always the best cowboy content.
Absolutely legendary! Appreciate you bro!
@@thelogicalcowboy appreciate you and the content and work you do. It is apparent you care about the franchise just like Some of us.
TD one of the best to ever touch the football...believe that! Great video Logical, keep up the good work bro! I remember watching the 77 season and being mad at Landry for not running TD enough! I loved Newhouse and he was an underrated back himself, however, TD would be the key component that made the Boys champions again!!!
The Cowboys would have had one or two more titles had Staubach not retired when he did, as he was playing his best football. Danny White was a good quarterback, but he had a knack for horrible interceptions and fumbles in crunch time. We had three consecutive losses in the NFC championship in the 80, 81, and 82 seasons, and I guarantee you we won at least one, if not two or three, with Roger.
Tony was great and one of the top 5 backs to ever play (my opinion). He was number two in rushing yards at the time of his retirement. A great back with otherworldly speed and vision.
@@Methadone4Life
🔥 🔥 Always great posts bro!
@@thelogicalcowboy You make the best football vids on the net my friend.
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Landry should have kept running him in Super Bowl XIII. He was running all over Pittsburgh.
Facts!
If I recall, the Cowboys at one time had only lost one game when he ran for 100 yards, they were like 25-1 or something, so he ran for 96 yards if I remember in SB 13. Those 4 more yards, you never know. Yes, that first drive was great, Tom did not need to do a trick play that soon in the game.
Emmit Smith was tremendous for the Franchise, but TD for me was the greatest running back in Cowboys history👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
Emmitt was for sure better. Speed is the only thing Dorsett had on Emmitt. But I do think it's closer than most people think. Dorsett really was lightning quick. What's crazy is when Bullet Bob Hayes got there, they had 2 of the fastest players in the history of the NFL. That would be a nightmare to game plan against.
Smith was stronger but TD was quicker and made people miss better. Both were great. I found TD more fun to watch though.
No, have to strongly disagree. , Tony was good, but Emmitt was better.
@@bigred9991Emmit had a legendary O line
@@teekay4389Stop with Myth OL nonsense. They didn't become legendary until they won. Also, they didn't have a winning record without Emmitt. Tony Dorsett speed was better overall package Emmitt is the best RB of Cowboys & the most accomplished RB in NFL History
TD" Tony Dorsett is my favorite College TB /RB to ever live , 6,596 totally yards in College.
He doesn't get respect he deserves.
Rushing yards and receiving yards 6,082 Rushing, plus receiving yards. 412 receiving yards.
The greatest College RB to ever live "Oh'Yeah America's Team Nation he is that and some .
TD Heisman Trophy winner ,National Championship at University of Pittsburgh Panthers And first to lead a Pro Football team to a Superbowl Championship.
Greatness at it best 👌.
No#33
Number was retired at the University of Pittsburgh Panthers in 1976 , the first player historical .
They're will never be another.
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Love watching TD play...
Legendary!
I predicted to my family the 99 yard run on Monday Night Football. Thanks Tony for making me a genius at 10 years old.
@@sixpakshaker88
Wow!
My favorite RB of all time!
Tony was the MAN!!
Mine too - since 1977
Maybe Tony Dorsett could do better than what we have now in the backfield, but sadly TD has CTE symptoms. He even said in a 2017 interview he was fighting CTE symptoms. I know you can only be diagnosed with a brain biopsy after you die, but you can be diagnosed with the symptoms of it. Still when TD was playing, he was a big part why the Cowboys succeeded in the 1977 season and Super Bowl. They finally had that speedster running back who could take it to the 2nd level once he got past the linebackers on run plays. He was a dual threat running and as a receiver.
Great post!
Awesome video! Thanks for all the digging and letting us know more about our childhood heroes. Tony D was always a favorite, I remember driving home from school when I heard on the radio the Cowboys had drafted Tony...that was like Christmas to a kid.
@davidmauldin6295
Appreciate you bro! I felt like that when we signed Prime Sanders in 95. Lol.
Excellent video on a true legendary player who was one of my heroes when I was a child. Then somehow the Cowboys got him & he led them to 2 Super Bowls. TD is the reason that I liked the Cowboys in addition to being a Steelers fan. Even when they faced each other in the Super Bowl I would've been fine with a Cowboys victory because TD was from Pittsburgh. So I watched the Cowboys when possible & learned about other great Cowboys players & realized the entire NFL had lots of great men like Roger Staubach. Again thanks for a great video that does justice to TD.
@@r.williamcomm7693
Great post! Thanks brother!
Bravo!!!, Telling it like it is about one of the Cowboys Greatest backs. THE SARGE
@@thesarge4457
Appreciate you SARGE!
Been waiting for this one. Dorsett was my favorite player as a kid. Thanks for another great video.
@@dman486
You're welcome bro!!
Outstanding!!!!! You do so many great presentations for us my brother!!!! As always, keep up the great work!!! Let's see if the Cowboys can make a turnaround after the bye week!!!!
@keithsmith9175
Appreciate you bro. I hope so! This season is truly disappointing.
My Favorite Dallas Cowboy off all time I watched every game of his ❤❤❤❤ Him and met him at football camp my football hero. Thanks for this video. He was truly the best Landry wouldn’t let him have more the. 25 carries a game so all those yards came and very few carries.
@@CoreySosner
Great points!
TD was..is my favorite Cowboy. Heisman national champion rookie of the year superbowl champion in a calendar year. Enough said. 1987 Tony Dorsett Randy White ..check it out.
If you take the time to watch his teammates in the backfield, you’ll see guys just blowing out the opposing players time after time…. Which allowed TD to get to the next level… great blocking!!!
@@hoopaholicstickum
Yep. Every great running back had good blockers.
I watched him on ABC COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON SATURDAY'S AND IN BOWL GAMES
@@jameskirchner2655
Wow!
When Dick Vermeil was the coach of the Eagles he once said that every time Dorsett touched the ball he cringed. During the late 70s and into the early 80s the two most feared RBs were Tony Dorsett and Earl Campbell. Defensive coordinators had to plan their entire defense for that game around them. When both of those guys were at their peak they were almost unstoppable.
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I remember Tony Dorset running a 99 yard touchdown against the vikes 😮😢 I couldn’t believe 😮😢and still in my memory 😮😢 never same that happen again , I’m sure it has , but this I saw with my own two eyes 😢😮 , giants fan and cowboy hater , but I always respected Mr Dorsett 😮😢
Ten year old Mojo cared about nothing more than Tony Dorsett, except for maybe Too Tall Jones. Thank you for this terrific breakdown of the career of one of the best to ever wear the Star.
The Logical Cowboy for General Manager!!!
@mojoschmee9320
Lol appreciate you Mojo!
I was a Dallas Cowboys fan "BEFORE" (1974. THANKSGIVING DAY GAME. Washington knocks Roger "THE DODGER" Staubach out of the game, but Clint Longley beats them, anyway) Tony Dorsett joined the team (1977), "BUT" it was Dorsett that kept me a Cowboys fan all these years!
I always said, Dorsett didn't "RUN."
He "GLIDED."
He's one of the "COOLEST", "SMOOTHEST" RB's - EVER.
The Number 33 - in any sport, on any jersey, in any era, on any player, still looks "COOL", 'cause of Dorsett.
I always wonder what players like Dorsett, Marcus Allen (another "COOL" and "SMOOTH" runner), Deion Sanders, Barry Sanders, and Darryl Green, etc, would look like "IF" they played in "TODAY'S GAME" with the "SMALLER", "SLIM and SLEEK", "CONTOURED" pads and uniforms, etc, instead of the "BIG and BULKY", etc, ones they played with in "THEIR DAY."
I bet they all would look REALLY, REALLY "COOL" and REALLY, REALLY "SMOOTH."
@@DavidCooper-d9t
Always great to read your post! You never miss bro! Dorsett with smaller pads would be scary!
@@thelogicalcowboy
Same here.
You continually put out great, enjoyable content!
Keep up the great work!
I'll be watching.
Great vid! Really captured the essence of Dorsett as a runner, being able to look at tte start of a play and instinctively choose the best hole and navigate around the defense as he ran. 👍👍👍
@@indianasunsets5738
His vision was otherworldly! Appreciate you bro!
As usual, EXCELLENT work on this. I would have liked something about how things changed for Dorsett near the end - like when Dallas brought in Hershel Walker and threw Dorsett away or some mention of his time with the Broncos. Great work on my all time favorite player nonetheless.
@christophertracy2807
Appreciate you, bro! I chose to not focus on that because I already have a video talking about that. But you're right I should have added that part in there. Always good to see your honest input bro.
@@thelogicalcowboy I indeed remember something about the Hershel Walker/Tony Dorsett backfield experiment that you made. It was good as hell, too.
In 1978 I had a big Tony Dorsett poster over my bed I won at a school fair. I was 10.
My brother had Roger Staubach. He was 8.
He was my favorite player till Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders.
@@T.R.R.Jolkien
Wow!
Great presentation Logical, as ALWAYS!!
First Cowboys jersey I ever owned was Dorsett's #33 in 1986. I was 19 yrs. old and he was my 1st favorite NFL player along with Danny White, Montana & Marino. But Emmitt was the better RB and that takes nothing aeay from TD who also has a Super Bowl title and 3 SB appearances! Great dynastic duo!
TD!!!!!!!!!!! There’s only one #33!!!
@@troyc4250
Facts
@@thelogicalcowboy yes sir!
Great job🇺🇸
@@Boomhower89
Thanks for watching!
Excellent narrative and use of special effects to demonstrate the way Dorsett ran the ball. Another great story! Have you done one on Dat Nguyen? His Vietnamese heritage and Texas small town legend would make a nice 5 or 6 minute video, especially highlighting all his hard tackles!
That's a good idea!
I hope there's enough highlights of him from his younger days.
@@thelogicalcowboy I teach 10th grade English and our textbook had a “Newsweek” article about how he brought together his small town in Texas through his football talent that was racially divided. I made a little highlight video of some of his tackles as a Cowboy, but you have WAYYY more talent than I do to make a video! I like to show the students his playing along with reading and discussing the article.
I think I told you how I used to run into this guy a lot when I worked in Dallas. He always ate at this seafood place that we liked to go to for lunch. He would sit near the window by himself with a bucket of crawdads. I’m proud to say I resisted the urge to bug him. Not even once. I let the man eat in peace. Anyways, great video.
Yep, you did tell me about that. I have yet to see a legendary Cowboys player. 😠 lol. appreciate you, bro!
First poster i ever put up in my room #33
@@Justin.D.DC4L
Wow!
After losing SB X and to the Rams in 1976, Dallas knew they had to have a break away runner. It certainly paid off the next year in 1977. Now all the talk was Dallas had two Heisman winners in the backfield with Roger. Tony could really scoot and slice. He was more fumble prone than Emmitt, but Tony was awesome.
Elevating content at it again LC.
only thing faster was lightening itself.
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and darrell green lol
LIGHTNING ⚡️… not LIGHTENing. 2 very different words and meanings. GED test should be mandatory before posting online. Or voting.
@@PetrodollarDealEndedSoWakeUp it's LIGHTENING to know YOU KNOW how to SPELL LIGHTNING. BIG thumbs sometimes HITS wrong LETTERS. BIG thumbs are also an INDICATION that SOMETHING ELSE is BIG also. then again, YOU wouldn't KNOW THAT since YOURE SMALL fingers always hit the correct key.
I remember him cleaning someone's clock after an interception or fumble. Freakin clobbered the dude.
I loved me some T. D. He’s what made me want to be a running back. I ran into him as a kid at the Skaggs by our house. Here’s an interesting bit of trivia for you. Guess who was one of the starting offensive lineman blocking for Tony his freshman year at Pitt? None other than Dave Wannstedt. I met him a few years ago with my job and we talked for a good 20 minutes about all things 90s Cowboys. I even got his autograph.
@joshuahendricks7701
Wow! That Autograph has to be dear to you! And also a lot of money lol appreciate you bro!
Not really it’s a Dave Wannstedt autograph. Did you think I meant Tony? Lol.
I’ll sell it to you for .43 cents and a ham sandwich. Just kidding. Lol.
@joshuahendricks7701
I actually did. I read that wrong! 😂 😂
@@joshuahendricks7701
😂 😂 I'll take it!
Is that Ernie Stautner (NFL Hall of Fame Pittsburg Steeler & legendary Dallas defensive line coach) at the 25:00 time hack on this video? He and other assistants of Coach Landry (Reeves, Ditka, etc) could be added to your list for future videos. Thanks a million for all the great work you have been creating!
Yep I think that is him. Those are some good ideas.
Not many players back then were running 4.35. Home run hitter of the gridiron
@terrenceliburd8655
Facts. What they didn't count back then was his time in the 20-yard shuttle drill. I have no doubt in mind His acceleration is the fastest in history.
Tony Dorsett was a Cheetah of running backs! His acceleration has not been seen since! The 99 yard TD against Minnesota in "83" on MNF didn't seem human! I've watched a lot of NFL RB's never a pure runner with that type of one step acceleration! Only Willie "The Wisp" Galimore? Comes close! Willie if he got ahead he never was caught from behind! But Tony was speed was a straight speed! Your only chance was make him cut to break his stride, you might have a chance? But otherwise he was gone! I still believed he was under rated and under used as a receiver out the backfield! It was more of power running game in the 80's! Tony could've been the Marshal Faulk of the 80's! He was electric on the field!
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Thanks once again looks like Reggie bush but better the master ofthe cut back. One game for all th chips #22 or #33? Answer both
@AmadeoAlvarez-jz2gx
I'm going with the Goat Emmitt James Smith. Although you can't go wrong with the legendary Dorsett.
I'm so old that until Tony Dorsett along most football cleats were black especially for non professional and non collegiate players. Growing up a Steelers fan I hated the Cowboys. So the team colors of my high school were similar to the Cowboys and some of our running backs started wearing Dorsett's white cheats with the Cowboys star on it. I tried my best to knock their heads off lol. Although I hated the Cowboys I respected Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett. The year I stopped hated the Cowboys was the year they went 1-15. It also helped that I was no longer a Steelers fan lol.
GREAT runningback but let's NOT forget the offensive lineman who opened the HOLES
Always us❤
I was named after this guy!! Born in 1976. Anthony (Tony)
Being a Native American Navajo I hated the Cowboys. I love the game of football , playing and watching football in the 60's and 70's. I watched Dorsett in Pittsburgh and love his running. So when Dallas drafted Dorsett , I rooted for Dorsett , not the Cowboys .😅😅😅😅
What does being Navajo have to do with which football team you like or dislike?
Going up in that era a lot of movies had Cowboys and Indians being Native American I was not rooting for a team called the Cowboys.
Never once did I ever hear the media or Dorsett himself call him(self) the Hawk.
There are numerous videos where the media called him the Hawk. Go look at the documentary beyond the glory. Dorsett called himself the Hawk multiple times. He talks about the entire story in his book.
Quick research and your comment would’ve been proven unnecessary. Wiki says his 2 nicknames were TD and The Hawk
@@PetrodollarDealEndedSoWakeUp As I stated, I never heard "the media" nor "Dorsett" himself call him(self) the Hawk. Wiki has proven itself to being not 100% accurate source for information. Just funny to me how "the media" and "Dorsett" himself never called him that while at Pitt or in the NFL...
@MiRi-zi4wp
Go look at the full college games that are in my video. The commentators talked about it many of times. This isn't hard. Go watch the games. Watch Beyond the Glory documentary Dorsett himself talks about it. Or read his book it's free. He gives an entire detail of how his father gave him that name.
Pocket OJ
The only big negative with TD was that he fumbled a lot. Far more than Emmitt on a fumbles per touch basis. For instance, the first 2/3 of the 1978 season he was particularly bad with the fumbles. It cost us games that season, IMO. His career average was one fumble every 37 touches. Emmitt was one every 81 touches... almost 3 times better! TBF, TD wasn't alone, as fellow HoF RB Franco Harris was even worse with a 1/36 fumble rate.
@SouthernGreyShark
It was the 70s and 80s. A more physical league. Everyone had fumbling issues. Like you said Harris was worse than Dorsett. But Dickerson was also horrible. Payton had just one less double-digit fumbling season than Dorsett. Earl Campbell was the exception. Allen was decent but he still had fumbling issues especially the more he carried the ball outside of his spectacular 1985 season. The 90s was still physical but you can tell that it lessoned up. It had to. The shotgun spread forced more teams to put athletes on the field. If you look at the best backs of the 90s no one had more than one double-digit fumbling season.The league averaged around 220% of fumbles lost during the 70s and early to mid 80s. By 85 or so the passing offense took over the league. Which brought down fumbles because the league was less physically demanding and more athletic. By the 90s the league averaged around 150% in fumbles lost. fantasyindex.com/2020/06/23/factoid/running-back-fumbles
Appreciate you bro!
@@thelogicalcowboy Well, I'll give you that by the 90's those brutal "kill shots" on WR's and TE's was down from the 60's/70's/80's, but as so far as QB (Other than blatant headshots) and RB hits I didn't see much difference. Also, turnovers overall dipped dramatically from the earlier times as I think coaches placed a lot more emphasis on not turning the ball over. Of course being a smaller back had to be factored in.. That said, Walter Payton had an very good 1/50 fumble ratio and he wasn't a LOT bigger than TD. And until the mid 80's Payton had to deal with crappy QB play as well as a bad/average O-line. Campbell, BTW, had an excellent 1/54 ratio. Considering his running style, that's a really good ratio. Far better than TD.
@@SouthernGreyShark
Good points. Let's agree to disagree. Appreciate you bro!
@@SouthernGreySharkPeyton is my personal all time favorite RB. He was extremely strong for his size and very quick. He was a great great receiver out of the backfield and he could throw the ball pretty good too.
As for Campbell, I think his size helped him take the hits better and thus hold on to the ball. He was one of the best bruiser backs ever. LB's hated facing Campbell.
The great 6'2" 232lb Jim Brown had a fumble ratio of 42.54.
He never fumbled in the playoffs, so his ratio rose to 47.28.
The league was more run oriented and defenses were more violent.
We know why he didn't win the Heisman the same fucking reasons it is everywhere else
@logical cowboy you think dorsett was held back by Tom from being the greatest back every created ?
@fettimo2556
I do. But for good reasons. By the time Dorsett went to Dallas he had already carried the ball more than any back in American history outside of the nfl. Remember he had more carries than any back in college history. So there's the ware and tare argument. In the 70's and 80s Running backs played in their prime for 5 to 6 years. Landry got 9 years of elite production from Dorsett because he managed his carries. That's amazing. Earl Campbell had more carries but only had 6 prime seasons. Dorsett's real playing weight in his prime was 180sh? That's small in the nfl. But i do agree had he gotten more caries I'm certain Dorsett would have the record. Think about this... Dorsett currently sits at number 10 inside the top 10 rushing yards in NFL history. But he also has the least amount of carries among this group. That tells you how dominant he was whenever he ran the ball. But I will say to me, that's why Emmitt is the goat. He was able to sustain the punishment for years and still put up elit numbers wile havingthe most carries in nfl history.
@@thelogicalcowboy I agree with everything you’re saying I argue this with every football fan to me dorsett was the greatest they just don’t hit the hole and cut and accelerate the way he did I love the videos and I also tagged him on Twitter he needs to know it’s people like us that know the real and they tend to forget the fact that Ron springs Timmy newsome Robert Newhouse Scott laidlaw got the ball over 150 times a year each of them has had a lot of carries that took away from dorsett getting the ball more if I were starting a team TD my back for sure like you said growing up in the late 70’s 80’s who didn’t want to be like TD Barry sanders Terrell Davis priest holmes just to name a few and another thing is this no one will be the all time leading rusher in college and pro this is life everything is not going to go your way Jordan wasn’t the goat in college but was the goat in pros with that being said he did what he did I just wish he had got at least 14k if walker hadn’t came he probably would have
@@fettimo2556 I have often contemplated the same thing. Tony D has been my man since 1977. Your argument is compelling. I liked Emmitt but I have always said that Payton was the GOAT RB - he is my 2nd fav behind Dorsett. I am one of those fans who is taking Dorsett over Emmitt as the best Cowboys back of all time. Emmitt played most of his time in Dallas with HOF QB (Aikman), HOF WR (Irvin), HOF caliber TE (Novacek), and the greatest O Line in history with the GOAT lineman in Larry Allen - and 3 Super Bowl teams. While Dorsett had some great Cowboy squads - Captain America as his QB, HOF WR in Drew Pearson (and Tony Hill should be HOF), and a HOF lineman in Rayfield Wright - it was not what Emmitt had and they did play in different eras. The many of the biggest changes in the NFL transpired between the late 70s/80s (Dorsett's time) and the 90s (Emmitt's time). Dallas fed Emmitt the ball in a way that Dorsett was not used.
I suppose the overarching question is always what Dorsett could have done if Landry used him more. I think I do know - Super Bowl 13 could have turned out alot different if Landry gave the ball to Dorsett more than he did.
@@christophertracy2807 still mad till this day about that he came out tearing them up Landry got away from it all you have to do as any football fan analyst is watch the tape and see what dorsett does with any crease compared to anyone else it’s a no brainer for me
@christophertracy2807
Good points as usual. Let's agree to disagree. Always appreciate the convo bro!
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@@lanceuppercut3758
Legendary
I remember Tony Dorsett getting knocked out when they came to Norman to play Oklahoma University.....think the game was 42-10 as Oklahoma blanked Dorsett that day.......
Why those annoying wind sound effects? did a 12 year old edit the final cut?
Get off my channel!
I think they are cool as hell and I am 12 x 5
My favorite football player of all-time!
I remember Tony Dorset running a 99 yard touchdown against the vikes 😮😢 I couldn’t believe 😮😢and still in my memory 😮😢 never same that happen again , I’m sure it has , but this I saw with my own two eyes 😢😮 , giants fan and cowboy hater , but I always respected Mr Dorsett 😮😢