Dean Dorsey (born March 13, 1957 in

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) is a retired

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placekicker in the

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and the

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. He played college football at the

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. Dorsey took over kicking duties with the

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with the departure of Zenon Andrusyshyn during the

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, playing seven regular season and two playoff games. He began a long association with Ottawa football in the

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playing through the

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. He has gone on to coach the

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from 1997 to 1998 and was a volunteer coach for the

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. He was even briefly considered as a replacement kicker for an injured Dan Giancola for the expansion Renegades before they finally signed

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in September 2002. Dorsey tried his hand with the NFL when he signed as a free-agent with the Green Bay Packers in 1988, played three regular season games with Green Bay, then three games with

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, going 5-for-10 in field goals (34 long) and 12-for-13 in conversion attempts.

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