Dean Dorsey

Dean Dorsey

Profile
Position	Kicker
Personal information
Born	(1957-03-13) March 13, 1957 (age 68) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Agincourt Collegiate Institute [1]
University	Toronto
Career history
1982	Cincinnati Bengals
1982	Toronto Argonauts
1984–1990	Ottawa Rough Riders)
1988	Green Bay Packers
1988	Philadelphia Eagles
1991	Edmonton Eskimos
Career CFL statistics
Field goals 219/290 Field goal % 75.5% Longest field goal 55 Kickoffs 492 (Avg: 53.8; Lg: 90) Punting 57 (Avg: 40.5; Lg: 101) Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dean Dorsey (born March 13, 1957) is a Canadian former professional football placekicker in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played university 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. ^[2] He began a long association with Ottawa football in the 1984 CFL season playing through the 1990 CFL season. ^[3] He has gone on to coach the Ottawa Junior Riders from 1997 to 1998 ^[4] and was a volunteer coach for the Ottawa Renegades. ^{[5] [6]} He was even briefly considered as a replacement kicker for an injured Dan Giancola for the expansion Renegades before they finally signed Lawrence Tynes in September 2002. ^{[5] [6]}

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. ^[7]

Notes

1. Woods, Paul (2013). Bouncing Back: From National Joke to Grey Cup Champs. p. 215. ISBN   978-1304106384 . Retrieved June 22, 2019.
2. The 1999 Toronto Argonauts Official Guide. Toronto Argonauts Football Club. 1999. p. 147.
3. "OFC to the Pros". Ontario Football Conference. December 5, 2007. Archived from the original on December 5, 2007.
4. "Our Story". Ottawa Junior Riders Football Club. Archived from the original on January 13, 2008.
5. "Back In Black: Ottawa returns to the CFL". CBC Sports. September 5, 2002.
6. Stevenson, Chris (September 6, 2002). "Tillman gets kicks in". Ottawa Sun. Archived from the original on March 17, 2003.
7. "Dean Dorsey". All-Time Players. National Football League.