Tony Tolbert
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. | December 29, 1967||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
Weight: | 263 lb (119 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Dwigh Morrow (Englewood, New Jersey) | ||||
College: | UTEP | ||||
NFL draft: | 1989 / Round: 4 / Pick: 85 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Anthony Lewis Tolbert (born December 29, 1967) is an American former professional
Early years
Tolbert grew up in
Tolbert was light for a defensive end (6 feet 2 inches and 175 pounds as a freshman), but developed into a pass rusher.
As a junior, Tolbert was named the starter at
Tolbert's best year was his senior season, when he tied a school record with 11 sacks, while making 101 tackles, 15 tackles for loss (led the team), two passes defensed, one forced fumble and earning
In 2014, Tolbert was named to the
Professional career
Tolbert was selected by the
In 1990, Tolbert played at both end positions and defensive tackle on passing downs. He started four games, in place of an injured Jim Jeffcoat and Danny Stubbs. He registered 55 tackles, six sacks (third on the team), 24 quarterback pressures (third on the team), three passes defensed and one forced fumble.
In 1991, Tolbert took advantage of a contract holdout by Stubbs and became the regular starter at left defensive end. He posted 73 tackles (fifth on the team), seven sacks (led the team), 25 quarterback pressures (led the team), five passes defensed and two forced fumbles.
In 1996, he was named to the Pro Bowl, when he had a career-high of 12 sacks and 85 tackles.
Tolbert played with chronic knee pain through the final years of his career, because of a degenerative knee condition. Despite playing in pain, Tolbert started all 16 games in
On June 16 1998, Tolbert was released because of his declining performance while playing on aching knees.
As a
During Tolbert's career, he recorded 59 quarterback sacks in 128 games played over the course of nine seasons, plus he returned his only interception 54 yards for a touchdown. He had more sacks during the 1990s than any other Cowboy player.
Personal life
Ten years after Tolbert retired, he had knee-replacement surgery on both knees, the result of seven knee surgeries during his nine-year career.
References
- The Record (Bergen County). December 13, 1996.
- ^ "UTEP Announces Football Centennial Team". Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Cowboys bench 'Too Tall' Jones, then say he'll start". Retrieved February 11, 2018.