Anthony Charles Dickerson (born June 9, 1957 in Texas City

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, Texas

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) was an American football

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 linebacker

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 in the National Football League

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 for the Dallas Cowboys

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 and Buffalo Bills

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. He played college football

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 at Southern Methodist University

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Dickerson, the youngest of five siblings, started his college career at Trinity Valley Community College

Trinity Valley Community College

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 where he played for the 1975-76 seasons.He went on to a record-setting career at Southern Methodist University and played six seasons in the NFL — five with the Dallas Cowboys (1980–1984) and one with the Buffalo Bills (1985). In 1983, his sack of Ken Stabler for a safety won a game for the Cowboys against the New Orleans Saints. He had 10.5 sacks that season. On October 1, 2011 Dickerson was inducted to the TVCC Cardinal Hall of Fame.1