Ex Cowboys Offensive Lineman Char-Ron Dorsey Dead at 46
Former Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Char-Ron Dorsey passed away Monday from complications from a stroke. He was 46.
“Just at a loss for words thinking about my brother,” longtime friend Michael Holloway told the Florida Times-Union. “We’ve been doing this for a very long time until now. We see kids that we’ve coached now are coaching or have kids themselves. … He’s had an impact on so many kids that have had the opportunity to make it to the next level.”
Holloway worked with Dorsey for the past 20 years and confirmed the death to the Times-Union.
Dorsey attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville, where he received all-state honors, then was part of the Florida State Seminoles' undefeated national championship team in 1999 and earned All-ACC honors at right tackle.
The Jacksonville, Florida, native was selected in the seventh round by the Dallas Cowboys in 2001 before being picked up by the then-expansion Houston Texans in 2002. In 2003, Dorsey suffered a career-ending knee injury.
Dorsey then went into coaching, focusing on youth football programs in his hometown of Jacksonville. He also took on middle school and high school coaching jobs in and around Jacksonville.
Dorsey played in 12 games in the NFL split between Dallas and Houston during his two seasons in the league.
