17 Facts About Tony Nathan

Tony Curtis Nathan was born on December 14,1956 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.

Tony Nathan played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Dolphins in the third round of the 1979 NFL draft.

Tony Nathan was the Dolphins' starting running back in Super Bowl XVII and Super Bowl XIX.

Tony Nathan had a superb performance in Super Bowl XIX, with 18 yards rushing and 10 receptions for 83 yards.

Tony Nathan had a key performance in the 1981 AFC Divisional playoff game against the San Diego Chargers that became known as "The Epic In Miami".

Tony Nathan gained 169 total yards and scored two touchdowns in the Dolphins' narrow loss, including a score on the famous "hook and lateral" play in which he caught a toss from receiver Duriel Harris.

Tony Nathan finished his nine NFL seasons with 3,543 yards rushing, 383 receptions for 3,592 yards, and 32 touchdowns.

Tony Nathan completed four of eight passes for 61 yards and a touchdown.

Tony Nathan retired from playing in 1988, and became an assistant to Don Shula.

Tony Nathan became the Dolphins' running backs coach in 1993.

Tony Nathan served under Tony Dungy as the running backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001.

From 2003 to 2005, Tony Nathan was the running backs coach at Florida International University, under head coach and former Dolphins teammate Don Strock.

Tony Nathan was inducted into the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame in 2006, along with Curtis Martin and Michael Strahan.

On February 4,2008, Tony Nathan was hired as the San Francisco 49ers' running backs coach, making him the 24th former Raven to join the 49ers since Mike Nolan became the head coach.

Tony Nathan was fired by the 49ers on December 30,2008.

Tony Nathan is currently the Bailiff for long-time Miami Dolphins attorney, Judge Marcus Bach Armas, who replaced Nathan's teammate, Judge Edward Newman, on the Miami-Dade County court.

Also in 2015, Touchdown Tony: Running with a Purpose which was written by Nathan was published as a tie-in with the release of the movie Woodlawn which depicted his time at Woodlawn High School.