@NORTHSTAR1111111 yep we see that too!!!", the athlete's are not found focused on how good you are, only focused on the dollar value of your investment and performance 😉 makes no sense to you winning a Championship VS. Your dollar value is how you are valued as a player!!!!", so sad for the NFL!!!!!"
I knew it had to be one dumb comment about him being underrated on this UA-cam channel Heisman trophy winner. NFL Superbowl champion all pro first ballot Hall of famers and a whole lot of other accolades
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.
Thank you was not aware of this.When I was a kid I so enjoyed watching him run.My father and I were watching the game and never forgot the 99 yard TD run I saw it coming before it happen within the burst of speed that he had.4.3 40 that is one of the quickest times today.
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.
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"👑🏈
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.
Tony was a Great Player.When he pulled the 99 yard run when he got in the open field he was gone.Tony was another one that would take hits and give hits.I loved watching him play.Randy White 2 Tall Jones.Harvey Martin,Charlie Waters.Staubach they were Great
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!!👑🏈
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
@@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
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.
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 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 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.
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 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
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'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!!
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.
Notice no highlights against the Giants. Once they drafted Lawrence Taylor they really kept Tony in check. And kept him from a rushing title in 1981. Played the Giants the last game of the season and they shut him down and gave the rushing title to George Rodgers.
@@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
I found it intriguing that in the game against Miami that, by the way, the Cowboys won because Ed “Too Tall” Jones had blocked an extra point attempt and Everson Walls had a few interceptions, you mentioned how Landry used Dorsett to get to the outside edges of the field because in Super Bowl VI, Tom Landry used Duane Thomas in the same exact way against Don Sheila’s Miami Dolphins.
Landry stopped feeding him the ball vs the Steelers in '78. Then in '79 vs the Rams his last carry he broke about 7 tackles on a long run, Landry never gave him the ball again to close out the game. Feeding the hot hand didn't compute in Landry's computer brain.
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 💯
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!
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.
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.
I remember all these games!!! So many great Tony Dorsett memories!!! Thank you so much for this!!! As always keep the great work!!! Meanwhile, come on Cowboys, let's get it together!!! We gotta have a better game next week!!!
I loved watching Tony Dorsett run the football. As crazy as it may sound, he never learned how to properly take a handoff, which is why Landry ran a lot of pitches to him on his outside runs. He was a great receiver, to which I felt if Landry had used him more as a receiver from out of the backfield, he would have been more dangerous because there was not one linebacker in the NFL back then who would have been able to cover him.
@@thelogicalcowboyYes, if you watch the videos, watch how he took handoffs. I learned when I was a youngster that if taking a handoff to the right of the QB, the left shoulder comes up with the arm pointed inward while the right shoulder is low with the arm pointed inward and the opposite for taking a handoff from the left side. The QB then puts the football into the breadbasket, as the arms clamp down. With Dorsett, he has both of his arms down and facing forward and outward. Early in his career he fumbled a lot, which is why Landry used him at critical times in short yardage situations as a decoy to draw defenders to him while Landry might run a Scissors (inside run) to the fullback going in the other direction. Landry was an excellent coach, and he knew what he was doing. Interestingly, watching film of Duane Thomas getting to the outside, turning that corner and gaining about 7 or 8 yards was eerily similar from Tony Dorsett, only that Dorsett took pitches because of his fumbling issues. It also allowed Dorsett to get to the outside quicker, and his burst of speed was so special. His peripheral vision was also on a level that I can’t even comprehend. No one! Not even Barry Sanders had the peripheral vision Dorsett had. The crazy thing is that he was a power back who was just as dangerous running up the middle, just as long as he held onto the football. Great piece again from what of my all time favorite Dallas Cowboys.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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 .
I think the Cowboys should have used Pollard more the way Dorsett was used off the edges with sweeps. I think they tend to used Pollard like Emmitt and Zeke between the tackles.
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 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!
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.
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.
The 1980 and 1981 Cowboys might not have been the greatest team in NFL history, but their resilience was truly extraordinary. They were survivors, with an unmatched ability to fight back and overcome adversity. With a little more luck, one more defensive back in 1980, or one more front-seven player in 1981, they could likely have become Super Bowl champions.
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.
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.
Tony Dorsett was the only runningback in history to have rushed for over 6,000 in college and over 12,000 yards in the NFL. A remarkable accomplishment that nobody has mentioned.
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 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!!!
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.
Everyone booed the Lions pick of Jahmyr Gibbs last year. Mostly because he weighed under 200lbs. He proved everyone wrong. There are so many great running backs like Dorsett and Gibbs in that 200 pound range. Speedy and shifty. Too many experts only look at metrics today. Plays are made on the field not in your computer.
Without A Doubt The Greatest Cowboys Running Back Of All Time !
The Great (Tony Dorsett) ! ❤
@NORTHSTAR1111111 yep we see that too!!!", the athlete's are not found focused on how good you are, only focused on the dollar value of your investment and performance 😉 makes no sense to you winning a Championship VS. Your dollar value is how you are valued as a player!!!!", so sad for the NFL!!!!!"
Um, greatest except for Emmitt.
One of the most underrated players of all time !!
I knew it had to be one dumb comment about him being underrated on this UA-cam channel Heisman trophy winner. NFL Superbowl champion all pro first ballot Hall of famers and a whole lot of other accolades
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.
Thank you was not aware of this.When I was a kid I so enjoyed watching him run.My father and I were watching the game and never forgot the 99 yard TD run I saw it coming before it happen within the burst of speed that he had.4.3 40 that is one of the quickest times today.
Also a National Champion, Heisman trophy winner, Super Bowl winner…..nobody has done this
My favorite player growing up in the 80s
Still my all time favorite Cowboys player.
Still my GOAT Cowboy Emmitt next ! ❤
❤️ Tony dorsett my hero
I had 33 on everything…
Mine too …
My favorite runner ever
The most pure runner in history!!
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.
Their screen game was legendary!
My best cowboy
Tony Dorsett was one of the very best screen play running backs in NFL history.
@@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.
Best running back Dallas has ever had better than Smith he was fun to watch at any time could go all the way !!!!
That spin move he made against the Cardinals one of the best runs in NFL history my friend
Lol it sure was.
And the defender had the angle on him, I mean he had the angle! But that burst... Incredible!
I remember when Barry Sanders did it and thought, "Yawn. I've already seen that one from Tony D." LOL!
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"👑🏈
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.
One of the greatest runs in history!!
Tony was a Great Player.When he pulled the 99 yard run when he got in the open field he was gone.Tony was another one that would take hits and give hits.I loved watching him play.Randy White 2 Tall Jones.Harvey Martin,Charlie Waters.Staubach they were Great
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!!👑🏈
Facts
Has always been my all time favorite RB...super quick, super fast, and super smooth.
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
Yes, Hershel was great too.
Tony Dorsett is my Dallas Cowboy player of all times.
great video dorsett always gets forgot! a true great anyone who watched knows he is a top 10 back all time
Thanks!!
@@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
Dallas has been blessed with some very talented RBs over the years and likely two that belong in the top 10 all time.
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.
Great breakdown bro!!!
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 🏈
He was just a natural gifted runner that no one could duplicate
Every young kid wanted to be like Tony dorsett
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 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.
Wow!
I remember Athletic Supply, I used to mail order Cowboys merch from them!
Wow very lucky, my hero Tony dorsett
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.
Wow, very lucky ❤️ Tony dorsett my hero
Yep star spangled year in 1981 cowboys were an underrated team as a cowboys fan
Underrated?? Are u high?
@@anthonytaylor7928 bro you don’t get it
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.
No doubt
Thanks for reminding me just how special Tony D was….. you’re right, Barry Sanders like.
Thanks for watching bro!!
My favorite Cowboy growing up during his career! ❤️
Thanks for watching!!
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.
Two icons!
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
Wow!! 😂 😂 true fan right there 😂 😂. Thanks for watching bro!
@@thelogicalcowboy you're welcome, Bob Hayes is the reason I became a Boys fan after his gold medal win @1964 Olympics
He’s what made me become a Cowboy fan.
As a lifelong Cowboys fan I had the pleasure of watching Tony D and Smith run two of the very best ever to play.
one of my favorites running back TD thank you wsh you well ❤😂
I remember every game. I was 11 years old watching Tony dorsett, started watching him 1976 when he was at Pittsburgh in college
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!
As much as I disliked the cowboys when I was a kid, i was always looking at Dorsett's stats every week
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!!
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.
Sims doesn't get talked about enough.
Nice video. Great narration as usual. Dorsett was my favorite running back as a kid.
Thanks bro!
Notice no highlights against the Giants. Once they drafted Lawrence Taylor they really kept Tony in check. And kept him from a rushing title in 1981. Played the Giants the last game of the season and they shut him down and gave the rushing title to George Rodgers.
As a 53 year Cowboys fan TD is still my favorite RB ! 👍
Don't forget the lost Cowboy Danny White.... absolutely underrated
Make a video and keep it moving.
Danny White if I remember also punted.
@@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
Danny white Couldn't replace Roger Staubach however great Dallas cowboy punter/ backup quarterback
TD!!! Great video and props to Mr Dorsett. Such a smooth runner with phenomenal acceleration. 👍
Thanks 👍
I found it intriguing that in the game against Miami that, by the way, the Cowboys won because Ed “Too Tall” Jones had blocked an extra point attempt and Everson Walls had a few interceptions, you mentioned how Landry used Dorsett to get to the outside edges of the field because in Super Bowl VI, Tom Landry used Duane Thomas in the same exact way against Don Sheila’s Miami Dolphins.
And the sad thing is he deserved a lot more credit than he got and the rings he didn't get
It's unfortunate bro. He deserves a lot more credit.
The refs had a big part in that Super Bowl loss to Pittsburgh.
Landry stopped feeding him the ball vs the Steelers in '78. Then in '79 vs the Rams his last carry he broke about 7 tackles on a long run, Landry never gave him the ball again to close out the game. Feeding the hot hand didn't compute in Landry's computer brain.
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 💯
Omg my man TD ❤❤❤❤❤ love this guy thanks bro. Have this whole season on vhs ( I taped every game ) that was on tv
🔥 🔥
One of the most underrated of all-time. In my mind he is one of the greatest and deserves to be in any conversation of GOAT backs.
He is in the HOF. Whoever is the most underrated player is not in the HOF.
Great video. TD was the man. Thanks for making this!!!!
Nobody in the history of the NFL had speed & acceleration like Tony D.
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!
Those colors were legendary!!
This content is some of the most in depth in and entertaining as I have ever seen. Commentary is exceptional. It's worth paying for.
Appreciate you bro!!
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.
Thanks bro! Appreciate the support!!
Yes, Billy Sims used to run that ball.
My favorite player as a kid
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.
@@thelogicalcowboyFACTS 💯
I concur ❤️
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Oh'TD very awesome player! Saw him play in person back in his very early career. Unbelievable!
Wow! I'm jealous bro!! I know seeing him play had to be crazy!!
I couldn't believe it when TD went to Dallas!!!!!
I remember all these games!!! So many great Tony Dorsett memories!!! Thank you so much for this!!! As always keep the great work!!! Meanwhile, come on Cowboys, let's get it together!!! We gotta have a better game next week!!!
Bro!!!! That game yesterday was horrendous!
Brother.... You outdid yourself. Best video yet!!! Love Dorsett.... I am going to rewatch it now...
Thanks, bro!!! Always good to hear your thoughts on my videos!
He is my cousin one hell of a guy. Yery underappreciated and undervalued!
I loved watching Tony Dorsett run the football. As crazy as it may sound, he never learned how to properly take a handoff, which is why Landry ran a lot of pitches to him on his outside runs. He was a great receiver, to which I felt if Landry had used him more as a receiver from out of the backfield, he would have been more dangerous because there was not one linebacker in the NFL back then who would have been able to cover him.
Wow!! Good info!
@@thelogicalcowboyYes, if you watch the videos, watch how he took handoffs. I learned when I was a youngster that if taking a handoff to the right of the QB, the left shoulder comes up with the arm pointed inward while the right shoulder is low with the arm pointed inward and the opposite for taking a handoff from the left side. The QB then puts the football into the breadbasket, as the arms clamp down. With Dorsett, he has both of his arms down and facing forward and outward. Early in his career he fumbled a lot, which is why Landry used him at critical times in short yardage situations as a decoy to draw defenders to him while Landry might run a Scissors (inside run) to the fullback going in the other direction. Landry was an excellent coach, and he knew what he was doing. Interestingly, watching film of Duane Thomas getting to the outside, turning that corner and gaining about 7 or 8 yards was eerily similar from Tony Dorsett, only that Dorsett took pitches because of his fumbling issues. It also allowed Dorsett to get to the outside quicker, and his burst of speed was so special. His peripheral vision was also on a level that I can’t even comprehend. No one! Not even Barry Sanders had the peripheral vision Dorsett had. The crazy thing is that he was a power back who was just as dangerous running up the middle, just as long as he held onto the football. Great piece again from what of my all time favorite Dallas Cowboys.
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Love all of your posts brother! Always informative!
Man I miss Cosell and old MNF.
Classic!!
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.
another banger by TLC...Gracias....please keep making these ! love em...
Will do!
@@thelogicalcowboy The Cowboys should hire you to make their videos ,you do great work...just as good as nfl films...
My favorite Cowboys player ever
This WAS another good video. ❤ Thank you for helping me reminiscence this period.
Thank you sir!!
That was a great pass from Danny White on that long pass 73 yards
Yep.
One of the BEST Videos ever! Thank you!
Thanks bro!!
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 🙏
It's my pleasure bro! Glad you enjoyed the video!!
It was a privilege watching him run. One of the greats! Great video as well. Well assembled.
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.
Enjoyed this very much. Loved how you put this together. I patterned my game after TD. Served me well !!
Thanks bro!!
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.
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!!
Wow!
Dorsett is my favorite NFL player of all time. Great Video!
Most running backs need a an open hole to run through, Dorsett needed just a crease.
My first jersey ever! #33
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 .
Think of the 2 short strike seasons and the arrival of Walker as well. He definitely would have had at least 15k yards.
Tony retired ahead of Jim Brown. He was # 2 all-time behind only Walter Payton. Tony had 12,739 rushing yards. He was spectacular.
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He was also second in nfl history in post-season rushing yards when he retired. He did it in the regular season and post-season.
Thank you thank you thank you for giving TD his props. He's my favorite all time RB.
You're welcome!
Great analogy between TD and Barry! I never thought about the similarities between their running styles.
Another great video of the classic and greatest NFL FOOTBALL TEAM IN THE HISTORY OF THE IN MY OPINION
Appreciate you bro!
Tony D forever a favorite not only on the Cowboys but definitely an ALL TIME in the NFL. One of the greatest Running Backs! Electric!!!
I think the Cowboys should have used Pollard more the way Dorsett was used off the edges with sweeps. I think they tend to used Pollard like Emmitt and Zeke between the tackles.
Exactly!!!!
Agreed...what were they thinking? Sheesh...
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 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!
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.
I'm not a Cowboys but I always enjoy your videos. I gotta say Dorsett looks a lot like OJ Simpson.
He does. At times he reminds me of OJ and other times he reminds me of Sanders. Thanks for watching.
I was 22 years old when I saw this guy do magic dorsett
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.
Two strike seasons in a career had to be crazy.
The LOGICAL KING of COWBOY CONTENT! Thanks for fixing my football jonez bro✌
You're welcome!
The 1980 and 1981 Cowboys might not have been the greatest team in NFL history, but their resilience was truly extraordinary. They were survivors, with an unmatched ability to fight back and overcome adversity. With a little more luck, one more defensive back in 1980, or one more front-seven player in 1981, they could likely have become Super Bowl champions.
One of the things I loved most about Dorsett was his ability to slice through the smallest of openings.
And what Coach Landry finally noticed he could run against the grain
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.
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.
Tony Dorsett was the only runningback in history to have rushed for over 6,000 in college and over 12,000 yards in the NFL. A remarkable accomplishment that nobody has mentioned.
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 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!!!
Thanks, CJ!! Well said!! No one was more electric.
I can't stop watching this
Thanks bro!!
Most Excellent !
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This is the type of physicalness in toughness and dominance Dallas need in the running game
Dallas cowboys needs this tuffness in the running game
My favorite rb all time. Joe Gibbs said, "Our history playing against him is you stop him, you stop him, then he's gone for 50."
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.
My high school years, watching Touchdown Tony Dorsett... some of the best
Everyone booed the Lions pick of Jahmyr Gibbs last year. Mostly because he weighed under 200lbs. He proved everyone wrong. There are so many great running backs like Dorsett and Gibbs in that 200 pound range. Speedy and shifty. Too many experts only look at metrics today. Plays are made on the field not in your computer.