- Keith Dorney
NFL player
DateOfBirth= birth date and age|1957|12|3
Birthplace=Allentown, Pennsylvania
Position= Offensive Tackle
number=70
College= Penn State
DraftedYear= 1979
DraftedRound=1/ Pick 10
Stats=Y
PFR=DornKe00
DatabaseFootball=DORNEKEI01
Awards=
years= 1979-1987
teams=Detroit Lions
ProBowls= 1
CollegeHOF=90092
HOF=Keith Robert Dorney (born
December 3 ,1957 inAllentown, Pennsylvania ) is a formeroffensive lineman for theNational Football League 'sDetroit Lions .High school and college career
Dorney played high school football at
Emmaus High School inEmmaus, Pennsylvania , where he competed in the East Penn Conference (the forerunner to theLehigh Valley Conference ), which is known for its success in producing collegiate and NFL football talent.At Emmaus, Dorney was actively recruited by Penn State, where he enrolled and gained both consensus
All-America n and Academic All-American honors. In tribute of his play at Penn State, Dorney was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 2005.Following his Penn State football career, Dorney entered the
1979 NFL Draft and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the draft's first-round, with the 10th overall selection.NFL career
Dorney played in the NFL for nine years, from 1979 to 1987. He was selected to the
Pro Bowl once (in 1982). For the Lions, he played both offensive guard and offensive tackle. He was also the team's offensive captain from 1983 to 1987.Dorney's NFL career was highlighted by his role as a lead blocker for NFL rushing great
Billy Sims , who is 32nd in all-time NFL rushing yards.Personal
Dorney's autobiography, "Black and Honolulu Blue: In the Trenches of the NFL", chronicles his life and football career.
From 2003 to 2006, Dorney was on the faculty of Cardinal Newman High School in
Santa Rosa, California , teachingfreshman English. Dorney and Hall of Fame quarterbackJoe Montana both provided Cardinal Newman with periodic coaching support.He earned a
Bachelor of Science in Insurance and Real Estate fromPenn State University (1979), and a Master's in Education from theUniversity of San Francisco .External links
* [http://keithdorney.com/ "Black and Honolulu Blue: In the Trenches of the NFL", a book by Keith Dorney] .
* [http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=90092 Keith Dorney biography at the College Football Hall of Fame] .
* [http://www.detroitlions.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=417941 "Dorney To Be Enshrined Into College Football Hall of Fame", Detroit Lions Web Site, May 19, 2005] .
* [http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=10522 "Keith Dorney College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Set for this Weekend"] , Penn State University press release, August 6, 2006.
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