Timmy Newsome
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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Ahoskie, North Carolina, U.S. | May 17, 1958||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Ahoskie | ||||||||||||
College: | Winston-Salem State | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1980 / Round: 6 / Pick: 162 | ||||||||||||
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Timothy Arthur Newsome (born May 17, 1958) is an American former professional
Early years
Newsome attended Ahoskie High School, where he played
As a senior, he was part of a defensive unit that yielded only 32 points during the season, with eight of those games being shutouts. He received All-conference honors in football, basketball and baseball. He played on football teams that had a 32-5-1 record during a three-year period of time. He played in the North-South High School All-Star in 1976.[1]
College career
Newsome accepted a football scholarship from Winston-Salem State University. As a freshman, he was converted into a running back. As a sophomore in 1977, Newsome rushed for 998 yards and 14 touchdowns.
As a junior in 1978, he posted 1,377 rushing yards (second in Division II), a 7.5-yard average and 14 touchdowns. As a senior in 1979, he tallied 987 rushing yards and nine touchdowns.
The 1977 and 1978 football teams, which were coached by Bill Hayes, were two of the best teams in school history. They went undefeated each season and were led by Newsome and fellow running backs Arrington Jones and Randy Bolton, employing the Veer offense.[2]
Those Rams teams dominated their competition. In 1977, they went 11–0 but bypassed the Division II playoffs to play in the Gold Bowl in Richmond, Virginia, where they lost to South Carolina State University 10–7. In 1978, they went 11–0 again, won their first playoff game (17–0 over California State Poly), then lost to Delaware State, 41–0 in the second round.
In his last three seasons, Newsome was the ClAA's leading rusher and scorer. He finished his college career as the leading rusher in school history with 3,843 yards (6.1-yard average) and 38 touchdowns. Newsome also was one of the leading all-time rushers in the history of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). In 1978 and 1979, he was named to the Sheridan All America Black College Football Team and was the Black College Football Offensive Player of the Year (1978).
In 1993, he was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame and the Winston-Salem State University Athletic Hall Of Fame. In 2019, he was inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame.[3] In 2022, he was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
Professional career
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In 1988, he had a promising start, but suffered a season-ending calf injury in a practice following the ninth game of the season. Through the first half, he led the team in rushing touchdowns with 3 and was on a pace for a career-high 53 receptions. He also moved into ninth place on the Cowboys All-time receiving list with 212 receptions.[7]
In 1989, with the arrival of new head coach Jimmy Johnson, he was released as part of a youth movement on August 30.[8] He spent most of his 9 seasons as a blocker and receiver out of the backfield, behind Cowboys legends Dorsett and Walker. He rushed for 1,226 yards with 19 rushing touchdowns and had 1,966 receiving yards with 11 receiving touchdowns.
During his career he became an all-purpose utility back, playing also snaps at tight end.[9] In 1990, he was selected to the Dallas Cowboys all-decade team by the Dallas Cowboys Weekly Newspaper.
References
- ^ a b c "Newsome inducted into NC Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Former Ram Newsome: It's good to be home". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Timmy Newsome, a former WSSU star, heading to the Black College Football Hall of Fame". 15 November 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Dallas turned a series of bizarre and spectacular plays..." Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry, looking for starters in..." Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboy officials Thursday said veteran fullback Timmy Newsome,..." Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Newsome released by Cowboys". 31 August 1989. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Cowboys say they'll cut Newsome". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Newsome Enjoys Being Cowboys' Quiet Handyman". Retrieved February 19, 2022.