Was there ever a prettier runner then TD?

[Chuck 54]

I love Dorsett and Emmitt, but the greatest runners I ever watched were Gayle Sayers and O.J. Simpson.

 

[5Stars]

I love Dorsett and Emmitt, but the greatest runners I ever watched were Gayle Sayers and O.J. Simpson.

O.J. could cut like a knife, that's for sure!

 

[redskins1]

tony dorsett was a monster in college at the university of pitt,man this dude has some serious highlights..I think he was the best pure smooth runner i ever seen..he is my all time favorite running back..it killed me when your stinkin cowboys drafted him..I do have his throwback college jersey from pitt,i cherish that thing..hats off to TD pure stud!!!

 

[Boyzmamacita]

O.J. could cut like a knife, that's for sure!

Oh the pun you intended. :laugh2:

 

[Woods]

O.J. could cut like a knife, that's for sure!

I've had a drink or three, but that was pretty good.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

I think the answer has to be no.

I was just watching a few clips of him on NFL Channel and honestly, he's just the smoothest, prettiest runner I've ever seen. He just glides.

Man, I feel pretty lucky to have been able to watch him play.

Tony D was just a great, great player.

If I am not mistaken TIKI BARBER is a model or was one.

 

[5Stars]

If I am not mistaken TIKI BARBER is a model or was one.

WTH?

I like when CC gets drunk!

By the way, nice post...please post again...

 

[SuspectCorner]

He was fairly small too, around 185 or so. even back then that was small for a full time RB.

Dorsett was blessed with great vision (nickname: Hawkeye), incredible burst, and an ability to avoid the direct hit. He had more gears than an eighteen-wheeler. And, as a career preserver - always seemed to, at the millisecond prior to impact, position his body so that tacklers rarely landed more than the glancing blow.

An amazing talent and all-time great Cowboys player.

 

[Sarge]

Eric Dickerson - the best PURE Runner ever IMO.

 

[WoLF2001]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzXRrWMe6Rc&feature=related

 

[4lifecowboy]

Everyone is gonna have a opinion on this, why bother ranking. I mean Jim Brown, Earl Campbell and even Bo Jack haven't even been mention. I love great runners never bothered ranking them just clump them in the greatest runners category. They all had something unique. Peterson is the first back in a while to raise my eyebrow, MacFadden is borderline he has some nice physical tools but his vision is still questionable to me.
TD was defenitely special, in fact his 99 yarder on that Monday night sealed me as a Cowboy fan, 4life.

 

[Scotman]

Payton was smooth IMO, too. I didn't watch much of Dickerson. But Dorsett was like silk.

Emmitt didn't seem smooth at all to me. He did a lot of 4 yards and a cloud of dust and finally wore out the defense. Then you'd see 10 or 12 yard pops. At the end of the game, he'd have a cool 125. It had to absolutely demoralizing for a defense.

 

[goshan]

We were talking smoothest runner--that is why Brown and Campbell weren't mentioned.

 

[AmishCowboy]

A Couple of weeks ago I saw a 10 min video on You Tube that showed a Collection of Clips from the Cowboys RB, everyone was there from Duane Thomas, TD, Herschel, Emmitt, JJ and Barber. It was Awesome!. I can't remeber if Don Perkins was there or not.

 

[Kangaroo]

I think the answer has to be no.

I was just watching a few clips of him on NFL Channel and honestly, he's just the smoothest, prettiest runner I've ever seen. He just glides.

Man, I feel pretty lucky to have been able to watch him play.

Tony D was just a great, great player.

Maybe Gale Sayers back in the day seen film on him but there are a few guys that run like that

 

[ilovejerry]

Dorsett was blessed with great vision (nickname: Hawkeye), incredible burst, and an ability to avoid the direct hit. He had more gears than an eighteen-wheeler. And, as a career preserver - always seemed to, at the millisecond prior to impact, position his body so that tacklers rarely landed more than the glancing blow.

An amazing talent and all-time great Cowboys player.

I will add one thing Dorsetts arability to shift from first gear to 4th in an eyelash is seldom if ever seen today. Among all his other attributes that separated him from backs before him, Yes even Walter Payton or OJ

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Here's the link to the collective works of Great Cowboy Running Backs.

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQGnq3kqWrI&feature=related

 

[arync]

I watched a game in 1983 on CBS and because of TD I have been a cowboys fan ever since

 

[jackrussell]

Everyone is gonna have a opinion on this, why bother ranking. I mean Jim Brown, Earl Campbell and even Bo Jack haven't even been mention. I love great runners never bothered ranking them just clump them in the greatest runners category. They all had something unique. Peterson is the first back in a while to raise my eyebrow, MacFadden is borderline he has some nice physical tools but his vision is still questionable to me.
TD was defenitely special, in fact his 99 yarder on that Monday night sealed me as a Cowboy fan, 4life.

The question was about a particular style....not about who the greatest was.

 

[jackrussell]

I will add one thing Dorsetts arability to shift from first gear to 4th in an eyelash is seldom if ever seen today. Among all his other attributes that separated him from backs before him, Yes even Walter Payton or OJ

Yes he did...but Gale Sayers had that same ability. I'd definitely put these 2 guys in the same mold.

Something else not mentioned so far...both guys could give the old soft shoe without missing a stride better than anyone else.

EDIT: Allow me to add...everyone was always so hot on how great a spin move Barry Sanders had. Tony had that going long before Sanders.