Tony Tolbert
| Tony Tolbert | |
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Position (s): Defensive End |
Jersey number (s): 92 |
| born December 29, 1967 in Tuskegee , Alabama | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1989 - 1997 | |
| NFL Draft : 1989 / Round: 4 / Pick: 85 | |
| College : University of Texas at El Paso | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Sacks | 59 |
| Interceptions | 1 |
| Games | 144 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Tony Lewis Tolbert (born December 29, 1967 in Tuskegee , Alabama , USA ) is a retired American football player. He played defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) with the Dallas Cowboys .
Career
Tolbert played at the University of Texas at El Paso and was committed in 1989 by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round NFL Draft in 1989 in 85th place. Already in his first year as a professional he was used in the defense of the cowboys and was able to score two sacks . The team of the Cowboys had been built up by the team owner of the Cowboys Jerry Jones and the coach of the team Jimmy Johnson from young, success-hungry players and developed into the dominant football team of the 90s. Tolbert was able to win the Super Bowl three times with his team , in 1992 the Super Bowl XXVII against the Buffalo Bills with 52:17, the following year against the same team the Super Bowl XXVIII with 30:13 and in 1995 against the Super Bowl XXX the Pittsburgh Steelers with 27:17. After the 1997 season, Tolbert was released after nine seasons and 144 games in the regular season . He could achieve a total of 59 Sacks and intercept a pass ( interception ) and this to a touchdown carry back into the opposing end zone.
Tolbert played once in 1996 in the Pro Bowl , the season finale game of the best football players of the season.
literature
- Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 .
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| SURNAME | Tolbert, Tony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tolbert, Tony Lewis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tuskegee, Alabama , USA |