NAMES IN THE GAMES : Tony Dorsett’s Son Selects Pitt
The son of running back Tony Dorsett will play for the University of Pittsburgh, where his father won the Heisman Trophy. Anthony Dorsett, a 5-foot-11, 160-pound receiver-defensive back from J. J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Tex., committed to Pitt last week, according to his high school coach, Mike Jenkins. The coach said the younger Dorsett did not want “a lot of publicity” about his decision. “I think you can understand,” Jenkins said. “There will be a lot of pressure on him because of his name.”
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