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75th Anniversary All-Sun Bowl Team
 Tony Dorsett
Running Back • Pittsburgh
1975 Sun Bowl
Named
a 1996 Legend of the Sun Bowl ... rushed for a game-high 142 yards and two
touchdowns on 27 carries at the 1975 Sun Bowl ... a year later led Pittsburgh to
the 1976 National Championship ... 1976 Heisman Trophy Winner ... 1976 Walter Camp
National Player of the Year ... 1976 Maxwell Award recipient ... first player in
NCAA history with four straight 1,000-yard seasons and three 1,500-yard seasons
... second overall pick of the 1977 NFL Draft ... played for the Dallas Cowboys
(1977-87) and Denver Broncos (1988) ... a five-time All-Pro selection ... rushed
for 12,739 yards and 92 touchdowns in the NFL ... named one of the Top 25 College
Football Players of All-Time by ESPN ... a member of the College Football Hall of
Fame ... a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame ... named to the Dallas Cowboys
Ring of Honor ... a native of Aliquippa, Pa.
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