:Tony Cherry

{{Short description|Libyan gridiron football player (born 1963)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Tony Cherry

| number = 23, 24, 4, 20, 10

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|2|8|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Tripoli, Libya

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 187

| high_school = Victor Valley
(Victorville, California)

| college = Oregon

| draftyear = 1986

| draftround = 9

| draftpick = 240

| pastteams =

• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1986|1987}})
• BC Lions ({{CFL Year|1988|1989}})
• Ottawa Rough Riders ({{CFL Year|1990}})
• Calgary Stampeders (1990)
• Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|1991}})

| highlights =

• Eddie James Memorial Trophy (1988)
• CFL All-Star (1988)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 107

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 4.5

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = CherTo20

}}

Anthony Earl Cherry (born February 8, 1963) is a former running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the B.C. Lions. He was selected in the 1986 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers in the ninth round (240th pick) out of the University of Oregon.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He is distinguished as being the first Libyan to play in the National Football League (NFL). Cherry's height is 5'7".1988 CFL Facts Figures and Records