In his fabulous four-year career at Pittsburgh, Dorsett established so many NCAA records that he deserves his own record book. Just to skim the surface Tony has most yards gained, most seasons gaining 1,000 yards, most seasons gaining 1,500 yards, most rushes, most yards rushing, most yards gained in a season and many freshman records as well. As a freshman Tony weighed only 155 lbs. but a strenuous weight lifting program brought him up to 192 lbs. Even as a "lightweight" he was a star, finishing 13th in Heisman voting as a freshman. He rushed for 1,948 yards his freshman year which gave him a four-year total of 6,082. Dorsett beat Ricky Bell, his only serious competition, by an overwhelming 701-73 margin in first place votes. In 1967, Tony led his team to a national championship by defeating Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. After a publicity blitz, Tony went to the Dallas Cowboys for the 1977 season starting in the backfield under the 1963 Heisman winner Roger Staubach. In 1977, he was named "Rookie of the Year" and played in the Super Bowl. Dorsett, who retired from the NFL in 1990, is owner of Touchdown Productions.

Tony was elected to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 1994.

The Voting

					Points
Place	Name	School	Class	Pos.	1	2	3	Total
1st	Tony Dorsett	Pittsburgh	Sr.	RB	701	112	30	2,357
2nd	Ricky Bell	Southern California	Sr.	TB	73	485	157	1,346
3rd	Rob Lytle	Michigan	Sr.	RB	35	85	138	413
4th	Terry Miller	Oklahoma Stat	Jr.	TB	18	43	57	197
5th	Tommy Kramer	Rice	Sr.	QB	6	7	31	63
6th	Gifford Nielsen	Brigham Young	Jr.	QB	1	7	28	45
7th	Ray Goff	Georgia	Sr.	QB	2	12	14	44
8th	Mike Voight	North Carolina	Sr.	RB	1	7	24	41
9th	Joe Roth	California	Sr.	QB	0	6	20	32
10th	Jeff Dankworth	UCLA	Sr.	QB	2	6	13	31

Tony Dorsett's point total of 2,357 was second only to O.J. Simpson's 2,853 in 1968. Dorsett registered a 1,011-point margin of victory over Southern Cal's Ricky Bell, whose 1,346 total would have been high enough to win in several years. In what was primarily a two-man race, Dorsett and Bell finished one-two in all five sections.

No. of registered electors: 1,048
Date of announcement: November 30, 1976
Date of dinner: December 9, 1976

The positions within each region are as follows:

Place	EAST	SOUTH	MIDWEST	SOUTHWEST	FAR WEST
1st	Dorsett	Dorsett	Dorsett	Dorsett	Dorsett
2nd	Bell	Bell	Bell	Bell	Bell
3rd	Lytle	Lytle	Lytle	Miller	Lytle
4th	Miller	Goff	Miller	Lytle	Nielsen
5th	Pagliaro	Voight	Johnson	Kramer	Miller