Dean Dorsey

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Dean Dorsey
Date of birth: March 13, 1957 (1957-03-13) (age 51)
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario
Career information
Position(s): Placekicker
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
College: Toronto
Organizations
 As player:
1982
1984–1990
1988
1988		 Toronto Argonauts
Ottawa Rough Riders
Green Bay Packers
Philadelphia Eagles
Stats at NFL.com

Dean Dorsey (born March 13, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a former Canadian football placekicker in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Toronto.

Dorsey took over kicking duties with the Toronto Argonauts with the departure of Zenon Andrusyshyn during the 1982 CFL season, playing seven regular season and two playoff games.[1] He began a long association with Ottawa football in 1984 playing through the 1990 CFL season.[2] He has gone on to coach the Ottawa Junior Riders from 1997 to 1998[3] and was a volunteer coach for the Ottawa Renegades[4][5]. He was even briefly considered as a replacement kicker for an injured Dan Giancola for the expansion Renegades before they finally signing Lawrence Tynes in September 2002.[4][5]

Dorsey tried his hand with the NFL when he signed as a free-agent with the Green Bay Packers in 1988, played three regular season games with Green Bay, then three games with Philadelphia Eagles, going 5-for-10 in field goals (34 long) and 12-for-13 in conversion attempts.[6]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ (1999) The 1999 Toronto Argonauts Official Guide. Toronto Argonauts Football Club, 147. 
  2. ^ OFC to the Pros. Ontario Football Conference (200-07-18).
  3. ^ Our Story. Ottawa Junior Riders Football Club.
  4. ^ a b "Back In Black: Ottawa returns to the CFL", CBC Sports, 2002-09-05. 
  5. ^ a b Stevenson, Chris. "Tillman gets kicks in", Ottawa Sun, 2002-09-06. 
  6. ^ Dean Dorsey. All-Time Players. National Football League.


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