Franco Harris Football League
11-08-2122
#87|Joe Dorsett Tight End
Retired (1982, Age 37)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (02-04-2015) Potential A-
Age at Death 69 Born 06-15-1945 in Charlotte, NC
Drafted Round 1, Pick 7 (1968) Experience 13 Years (254 Wks)
College California University Los Angeles, 1968 Salary 845 ($2300.126M/2122 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D  Catching B  Pass Cover F  Kick Power D-
Throw Acc C- Pass Blocking B- Run Cover D+ Kick Acc D-
Carrying B- Run Blocking B- Tackling D  Kick Return D 
        Pursuit F     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed D+ Stamina C+ Execution A- Agility C+
Strength B- Health F  Aggressiveness D+ Hands B-
Jumping C-     Attitude A  Break Tackle D+
ROLES
QB D+ C C  DT C- SS D+ K F  GUN C 
WR C+ G C+ DE D+ FS D  P D- KR C-
HB/TB C- T C  ILB C- CB D+ LS C- KRB C 
FB C+ TE B  OLB C- H C+ HT B  KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1964 College 55 1/4 1/4 0/1 0/8     0/4 1/5   3/8     0/2       0/1 1/6   1/2   2/7 0/3   10/55
1965 College 74 1/4 1/4 2/2 1/7     3/9 6/11 3/5 2/7     1/3       1/2 2/7 0/3 0/1   2/6 2/3   27/74
1966 College 73 1/2 1/1 1/3 0/3     4/7 6/11 2/6 3/9     0/1       2/3 2/6 0/3 3/5   3/7 2/6   30/73
1967 College 44 2/3 3/5   0/1     0/2 5/7 2/3 1/6     1/4       1/2 1/3 1/2 0/1   1/3 1/2   19/44
1968 Position 45   1/1   2/5     2/4 1/7 3/6 1/8             2/5 0/5       1/2 1/2   14/45
1968 Drills 23 2/3 0/1 0/2                   0/3           0/3 1/5   1/4 0/2   4/23
1969 Position 60   0/5   1/9     2/6 3/8 1/2 3/16             0/3 1/7       0/2 1/2   12/60
1969 Drills 21 1/4 0/2 1/1 1/1                 0/1           1/5 0/3   0/2 1/2   5/21
1970 Position 41   0/2   2/2     1/7 2/12 2/9 0/5               0/1       0/1 0/2   7/41
1970 Drills 17 0/3 0/1 0/1 0/1                 1/3           1/2     0/4 0/2   2/17
1971 Position 61   0/4   1/2     3/6 1/12 2/8 1/18             0/1 0/5       0/1 0/4   8/61
1971 Drills 22     3/10 3/6                                 -2/0   0/6   4/22
1971 Declines 0                         -1/0                       -1/0
1972 Position 48   0/6   3/4     0/7 0/5 0/5 0/10             0/4 0/3       0/2 0/2   3/48
1972 Drills 18     7/9 1/5                                 -3/0   0/4   5/18
1973 Position 46   0/5   1/3     0/3 0/14 0/3 1/10             0/1 0/3       0/3 0/1   2/46
1973 Drills 23     5/8 2/5                                     0/10   7/23
1973 Declines 0             -1/0       -1/0                         -1/0 -3/0
1974 Position 47   0/1   1/3     1/6 0/8 0/6 1/11             0/2 0/4       0/5 0/1   3/47
1974 Drills 19     5/10 0/2                                 -2/0   0/7   3/19
1974 Declines 0 -1/0 -1/0               -1/0   -2/0         -1/0     -1/0   -1/0     -8/0
1975 Position 60   0/3   1/3     1/10 0/10 0/7 1/17             0/2 0/5       0/2 0/1   3/60
1975 Drills 23     5/12 0/1                                 -1/0   3/10   7/23
1975 Declines 0       -1/0       -1/0 -1/0 -2/0             -1/0 -1/0     -1/0       -8/0
1976 Position 60   0/1   1/7     2/10 0/11 1/5 0/6             0/6 0/9       0/3 0/2   4/60
1976 Drills 25     1/9 1/7                                 -1/0   0/9   1/25
1976 Declines 0 -6/0 -1/0           -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0   -4/0 -3/0 -4/0 -1/0 -2/0 -5/0 -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -2/0   -3/0 -45/0
1977 Position 60       1/5     2/14 1/10 2/5 0/13             0/5 0/6       0/1 0/1   6/60
1977 Drills 24     2/9 0/1                                 -1/0   1/14   2/24
1977 Declines 0 -8/0 -4/0     -3/0 -1/0 -2/0 -3/0 -1/0 -3/0 -1/0 -4/0 -1/0 -2/0       -3/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -3/0 -45/0
1978 Position 60   0/1         0/5 1/17 0/6 1/16             1/1 0/7       0/2 0/5   3/60
1978 Drills 26     4/16                                   -1/0   1/10   4/26
1978 Declines 0 -9/0 -6/0     -1/0   -4/0 -1/0 -3/0   -5/0 -3/0 -3/0 -3/0 -3/0 -3/0 -3/0 -3/0 -2/0 -4/0 -1/0 -3/0 -4/0 -5/0 -69/0
1979 Position 60   0/4         2/15 1/11 0/3 0/10             0/3 0/7       0/5 0/2   3/60
1979 Drills 24     3/11                                   -1/0   0/13   2/24
1979 Declines 0 -20/0 -9/0   -4/0 -6/0 -4/0 -3/0 -3/0 -2/0 -5/0 -6/0 -5/0 -4/0 -3/0 -5/0 -4/0 -3/0 -8/0 -3/0 -7/0 -6/0 -5/0 -4/0 -3/0 -122/0
1980 Position 25   0/1   0/3     0/2 1/5 0/1 0/4               0/4       0/2 0/3   1/25
1980 Drills 20     2/7 0/3                                     1/10   3/20
1980 Declines 0 -22/0 -11/0   -2/0 -3/0 -1/0 -5/0 -5/0 -4/0 -3/0 -4/0 -4/0 -4/0 -6/0 -7/0 -6/0 -3/0 -11/0 -4/0 -6/0 -9/0 -4/0 -6/0 -9/0 -139/0
1981 Position 56   0/2   0/3     1/7 1/17 0/4 0/13             0/5 0/1       0/2 0/2   2/56
1981 Drills 27                                     -1/0 1/4   0/5   5/18 5/27
1981 Declines 0 -31/0 -7/0   -6/0 -5/0 -6/0 -3/0 -5/0 -5/0 -9/0 -7/0 -7/0 -4/0 -7/0 -5/0 -3/0 -8/0 -13/0 -9/0 -9/0 -10/0 -8/0 -2/0 -7/0 -176/0
1982 Position 14       0/2     0/1 0/3 1/2 0/2                       0/1 0/3   1/14
1982 Drills 25 0/3 0/1 0/2 0/3                 0/2             0/3   0/4 0/5 1/2 1/25
1982 Declines 0 -36/0 -9/0   -7/0 -8/0 -5/0 -3/0 -6/0 -3/0 -5/0 -3/0 -5/0 -9/0 -1/0 -7/0 -2/0 -3/0 -6/0 -7/0 -7/0 -8/0 -9/0 -4/0 -14/0 -167/0
Total -125/26 -41/55 41/113 3/105 -26/0 -17/0 3/125 5/184 -3/86 -12/189 -29/0 -30/0 -27/19 -25/0 -31/0 -19/0 -17/46 -43/89 -26/18 -31/24 -51/0 -23/76 -7/151 -39/20 -570/1326

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1983Joe Dorsett has retired from football.
09-05-1982The Washington Capitolists have waived Joe Dorsett.
08-16-1982The Washington Capitolists have moved Joe Dorsett, Jabari Friedman, Bob Simmons, and Jerry Stehouwer to the inactive roster.
01-05-1981The Washington Capitolists have acquired Joe Dorsett from the waiver wire.
12-22-1980The Buffalo All-Stars have waived Joe Dorsett.
09-14-1980The Buffalo All-Stars have moved Nate Strom to the active roster. The Buffalo All-Stars have moved Joe Dorsett to the inactive roster.
09-14-1980Joe Dorsett of the Buffalo All-Stars is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 33 days.
12-10-1979The Buffalo All-Stars have moved Joe Dorsett and Pete Krause to the active roster. The Buffalo All-Stars have moved Bill Naioti and Monty Fontenot to the inactive roster.
12-10-1979The Buffalo All-Stars have moved Don "Leo" Johnathan, Bill Naioti, Lowell Thomas, and Bud Tosi to the active roster. The Buffalo All-Stars have moved Byron Clark, Merv Williams, Joe Dorsett, and Pete Krause to the inactive roster.
11-18-1974The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Joe Dorsett to the active roster. The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Dan O'Conner to the inactive roster.
10-14-1974The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Joe Dorsett to the inactive roster.
10-13-1974Joe Dorsett of the Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers is injured with a PCL sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 30 days.
10-14-1973Joe Dorsett of the Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers is injured with a shoulder muscle strain and is expected to be out for approximately 19 days.
08-13-1973The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Joe Dorsett to the active roster. The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Byron Thomas to the inactive roster.
12-11-1972The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Bill Nichols, Joe Meggett, and Wilson Bilda to the active roster. The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Rex Stoudt, George Pinney, and Joe Dorsett to the inactive roster.
11-26-1972Joe Dorsett of the Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers is injured with a rib fracture and is expected to be out for approximately 31 days.
12-21-1970Trade #26135 has been completed between the Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers and the Carolina Chargers. The Carolina Chargers receive Joe Kerasiotis (G), Terry Buford (CB), Bob Martini (LB), Dean Long (TE), Draft Pick - 1971 Round 3 (BR), Draft Pick - 1971 Round 1 (BC) from the Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers in exchange for Tom Clark (T), Joe Dorsett (TE), Shante Mott (S), Willie Clemons (CB).
10-19-1970The Carolina Chargers have moved Joe Dorsett to the active roster.
10-04-1970The Carolina Chargers have placed Joe Dorsett on the trade block.
09-27-1970The Carolina Chargers have moved Raheem Poole to the active roster. The Carolina Chargers have moved Joe Dorsett to the inactive roster.
09-20-1970The Carolina Chargers have removed Joe Dorsett from the trade block.
09-20-1970The Carolina Chargers have placed Joe Dorsett on the trade block.
09-13-1970Joe Dorsett of the Carolina Chargers is injured with a PCL sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 41 days.
09-30-1968Trade #23014 has been completed between the Charlotte Hawks and the Carolina Chargers. The Carolina Chargers receive Joe Dorsett (TE) from the Charlotte Hawks in exchange for Phil Tunnell (RB).
09-02-1968The Charlotte Hawks have moved Joe Dorsett to the active roster. The Charlotte Hawks have moved Dana Braxton to the inactive roster.