1. Dorsey Levens played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and later the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
19 Facts About Dorsey Levens
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Dorsey Levens was born in Syracuse, New York and first attended Nottingham High School, then Notre Dame.
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Dorsey Levens eventually earned the starting spot, but injured his knee before the season started.
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Dorsey Levens rushed for 823 yards and scored eight touchdowns that season.
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Dorsey Levens was selected in the fifth round by the Green Bay Packers.
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In 1997, Dorsey Levens became the starting halfback after Edgar Bennett tore his achilles tendon in the 1997 pre-season.
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Dorsey Levens rushed for over 1,400 yards and was voted to the Pro Bowl.
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Dorsey Levens broke his fibula during the 1998 season and was never the same.
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Dorsey Levens was able to come back into the starting lineup late in the season, and showed some major flashes against the San Francisco 49ers in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, rushing 27 times for 116 yards and a touchdown.
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Dorsey Levens caught 6 passes for 37 yards in a game that would later be dubbed The Catch II after Terrell Owens' last-second, game-winning touchdown catch.
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Dorsey Levens gained 1,034 yards for the Packers in the 1999 season, but suffered a pair of knee injuries during the 2000 season, and was mostly used in a reserve role after Ahman Green supplanted him as the starter.
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Dorsey Levens ran for 146 yards and scored four times during the contest.
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Dorsey Levens was featured on the cover of EA Sports Madden NFL 2000 in the PAL editions.
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Dorsey Levens retired during the 2006 offseason as a Green Bay Packer.
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Dorsey Levens became an analyst for Sprint Exclusive Entertainment's NFL Mobile Gamecenter, where he breaks down all the NFL games for viewers each week.
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In 2009, Dorsey Levens was elected to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
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In 2006, Dorsey Levens had a cameo appearance as the head coach for Xavier in the film We Are Marshall.
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In 2012, it was confirmed that Dorsey Levens is to play the role of Coach James in Gridiron UK.
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In 2015, Dorsey Levens had a major role in Tyler Perry's play Madea on the Run.