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  1.                                  The letters TD may stand 
  2.                                  for Tony Dorsett, but they 
  3.                                  also stand for touchdown! 
  4.                                  Tony lived up to his initials 
  5.                                  in a big way, scoring 91 
  6. touchdowns in his 11-year professional
  7. career. 
  8.  
  9. At the University of Pittsburgh, Tony became 
  10. the first college player to gain more than
  11. 6,000 rushing yards. He broke or tied 14
  12. NCAA records, and his 6,082 career rushing
  13. yards remain an NCAA record. He helped 
  14. the Panthers win the 1976 national
  15. championship. 
  16.  
  17. A four-time All-America, Tony won the 1976 
  18. Heisman Trophy as the nationΓÇÖs most 
  19. outstanding football player.
  20.