clarinews@clarinet.com (02/01/90)
DENVER (UPI) -- Tony Dorsett, the National Football League's second-leading all-time rusher, made a quiet exit from the game Wednesday after a career that certainly will land him in the Hall of Fame. Dorsett, who spent the past two seasons in Denver after 11 years in Dallas, said his retirement is official. ``I'm through,'' Dorsett said told a Denver newspaper from his home in Dallas. ``It's official. I don't have any immediate plans except to relax. I want to try to get my knee back to normal.'' Dorsett was injured during the Broncos' training camp last summer. He underwent reconstructive surgery and missed the entire 1989 season. Denver Coach Dan Reeves said he hadn't heard from Dorsett, but both he and Broncos owner Pat Bowlen said they understood Dorsett would retire. Dorsett finished his career with 12,739 yards, trailing only Chicago's Walter Payton in that category. Dorsett also is second in league history in combined yards, third in rushing attempts, fourth in receptions by a running back, and sixth in rushing touchdowns.