Thomas Dornbrook (born December 1, 1956 in

Berea, Ohio Berea ( ) is a city in Cuyahoga County in the U.S. state of Ohio and is a western suburb of Cleveland. The population was 19,093 at the 2010 census. Berea is home to Baldwin Wallace University, as well as the training facility for the Cleveland ...

) is a former professional

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player who played

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and

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for two seasons for the

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. In 1979, Dornbrook earned a ring in

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over the

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. He played for the

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in 1980. He later played in the

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and won the 1983 USFL Championship as the starting center for the

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. He played for Michigan in 1983 and 1984 and in 1985 for the

Orlando Renegades The Orlando Renegades were a professional American football team that played in Orlando, Florida, Orlando, Florida, in the United States Football League (USFL) for a single season in 1985. Before its season in Orlando, the franchise played in Wash ...

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