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Anthony Dorsett Jr

Football ∙ Aliquippa

Aliquippa native Anthony Dorsett Jr is the newest Super Bowl veteran to be inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.

Anthony played wide receiver and cornerback his senior year for J.J. Pearce High School outside of Dallas, Texas, where he was named Honorable Mention All-District. Anthony returned to Western Pennsylvania to play safety at the University of Pittsburgh for the 1992 to 1995 regular seasons, where he lettered all four seasons after being redshirted as a freshman. Anthony finished his college career with 80 tackles, 14 passes defended, 3 interceptions, a sack, and a fumble recovery. Anthony was selected to play in the prestigious Blue-Gray All-Star Classic in December 1995 and the East-West Shrine Game in January 1996.

Anthony also had success at Pitt in track and field, winning the IC4A 55-meter dash with a time of 6.28 seconds in 1995, running second leg on Pitt's 4x100m relay team that won the 1995 Big East championship, and helping set Pitt records in the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relay.

The Houston Oilers selected Anthony in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL draft. Anthony was with the team from 1996 to 1999, as the team changed names and locations from the Houston Oilers to the Tennessee Oilers to the Tennessee Titans. In 2000, Anthony was the starting free safety for Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV. From 2000 to 2003, Anthony played for the Oakland Raiders and was their starting safety in Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003. Over his eight-year NFL career, Anthony played in 118 games, finishing his career with 22 passes defended, 3 interceptions, 2 interceptions returned for a touchdown, 2 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 2 sacks, and 212 solo tackles.

Following his football career, Anthony won the Millrose Games Super 60 60m dash in 2010 and placed second in 2011. Anthony has appeared in multiple entertainment venues, such as hosting BET's MADD Sports, starring in the 2008 film "Losing Faith", and hosting The Dorsett Daily with Anthony & Kip on One Life Radio. Anthony's mentoring and training has included the Champions 2 Heroes program.

Anthony joins his father, Tony Dorsett, in the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame. Anthony currently resides in Dallas, TX, with his son Hawke Anthony Dorsett.