Terrance Dotsy (born November 24, 1981) is an American former professional football lineman who played four seasons with the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League (AFL). He first enrolled at Ventura College before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley. Dotsy was also a member of the Quad City Steamwheelers of the af2.
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| Position: | Offensive lineman / Defensive lineman | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | November 24, 1981 Oxnard, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Oxnard (CA) Santa Clara | ||||||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||||||||
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Early life
editDotsy played high school football at Santa Clara High School in Oxnard, California. He was a three-year starter at both tight end and defensive end for the Saints. He also started three seasons as a pitcher and first baseman on the baseball team. Dotsy was a starter on Santa Clara's state championship basketball team in 1999. He was named Santa Clara High School Athlete of the Year for 1998-99.[1]
College career
editDotsy played his first season of college football as a tight end for the Ventura Pirates of Ventura College in 1999. He was the team's third-leading receiver and was also a big factor in a rushing attack that averaged over 200 yards a game. He was named the team's Freshman of the Year and earned honorable mention Western State Conference honors.[1]
Dotsy transferred to play for the California Golden Bears of the University of California, Berkeley from 2000 to 2002. He missed the first two games of his freshman season in 2000 due to a hand injury.[1] He played in eight games in 2000, recording one solo tackle and one forced fumble.[2] Dotsy played in 11 games in 2001, catching 3 passes for 26 yards.[1] Prior to the 2002 season, Dotsy switched positions from tight end to defensive end. He missed the entire 2002 season due to an MCL tear in his knee.[3] He majored in social welfare at California.[1]
Professional career
editDotsy played for the Quad City Steamwheelers of the af2 in 2004. He joined the team eleven games into the season, recording 4.5 tackles, including one for a loss, one sack, four pressures, one forced fumble and one pass breakup.[3][4] He added a rushing score and a ten-yard catch on offense.[3][5]
Dotsy signed with the Dallas Desperados on October 18, 2004.[6] He played for the Desperados from 2005 to 2008, earning Second Team All-Arena honors in 2007.[7][8]
Dotsy had a workout with the Dallas Cowboys in 2007.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Terrance Dotsy". calbears.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "2000 Final Statistics". calbears.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c "Terrance Dotsy". dallasdesperados.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "2004 Quad City Steamwheelers final regular-season stats". qconline.com. August 16, 2008. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "QUAD CITY STEAMWHEELERS GAME NOTES". oursportscentral.com. June 3, 2005. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Terrance Dotsy - Career Stats". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Terrance Dotsy - Awards". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Terrance Dotsy". kffl.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.