Timmy Newsome

Timmy Newsome

No. 30
Position:	Fullback
Personal information
Born:	(1958-05-17) May 17, 1958 Ahoskie, North Carolina
Career information
College:	Winston-Salem State
NFL draft:	1980 / round: 6 / pick: 162
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (1980–1988) *Inactive and/or offseason member only
Career highlights and awards
3× CIAA All-Star (1977, 1978, 1979) CIAA Offensive Player of the Year (1979)
Career NFL statistics
Carries: 342 Rushing Yards: 1,226 Receptions: 212 Receiving Yards: 1,966 Touchdowns: 30 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Timothy Arthur Newsome (born May 17, 1958) is a former American football fullback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys from 1980 to 1988. He played college football at Winston-Salem State University.

Early days

Newsome played college football at Winston-Salem State University, where he is the second-leading rusher in school history with 3,843 yards and also one of the leading all-time rushers in the history of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).

The 1977 and 1978 football teams, which were coached by Bill Hayes, were two of the best teams in school history. They went undefeated each season and were led by Newsome and fellow running backs Arrington Jones and Randy Bolton, employing the Veer offense.

Those Rams teams dominated their competition. In 1977, they went 11-0 but bypassed the Division II playoffs to play in the Gold Bowl in Richmond, Va. where they lost to South Carolina State University 10-7. In 1978, they went 11-0 again, won their first playoff game (17-0 over California State Poly) and then lost to Delaware State University 41-0 in the second round.

In 1993, he was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Newsome was drafted in the sixth round of the 1980 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys and made the team by beating out Scott Laidlaw.

He was a big, strong, and talented tailback that was moved to fullback because the Cowboys already had future Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett. By the end of the 1984 season, Newsome won the starting fullback job from Ron Springs.

During his career he became an all-purpose utility back, playing also snaps at tight end. In 1986 he was the team's third leading receiver with 48 receptions.

Newsome was waived on August 30, 1989. He spent most of his 9 seasons as a blocker and receiver out of the backfield, behind Cowboys legends Dorsett and Herschel Walker. He rushed for 1,226 yards with 19 rushing touchdowns and had 1,966 receiving yards with 11 receiving touchdowns. In 1990, he was selected to the Dallas Cowboys all-decade team by the Dallas Cowboys Weekly Newspaper.

Personal life

In 1991, he founded Newtec Business Solutions, a firm that specializes in providing technology products and services to the small- to medium-sized business sector in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

External links

• Cowboys' Newsome Silent Star