Thom Dornbrook

{{Short description|American football player (born 1956)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Thom Dornbrook

|number=63, 61

|position=Guard

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1956|12|1|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|height_in=2

|weight_lb=240

|high_school=North Hills (PA)

|college=Kentucky

|undraftedyear=1978

|pastteams=* Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1978|1979}})

• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1980}})

|highlights=* Super Bowl champion (XIV)

• First-team All-SEC (1977)

|statlabel1=Games played

|statvalue1=20

|statlabel2=Games started

|statvalue2=1

|pfr=DornTh20

}}

Thomas Dornbrook (born December 1, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a center and guard for two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).{{cite news|last=Eberson|first=Sharon|title=Dornbrook wasn't surprised|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wOpYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3090,2280602&dq=thom-dornbrook&hl=en|accessdate=April 19, 2011|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=August 12, 1982}} He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats. In 1979, Dornbrook earned a ring in Super Bowl XIV over the Los Angeles Rams. He played for the Miami Dolphins in 1980. He later played in the United States Football League (USFL) and won the 1983 USFL championship as the starting guard for the Michigan Panthers.{{cite news|title=SPORTS PEOPLE; Comings and Goings|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/31/sports/sports-people-comings-and-goings.html|accessdate=April 19, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 31, 1984}} He played for Michigan in 1983 and 1984 and in 1985 for the Orlando Renegades.