Dorow, a quarterback, played
college football at
Michigan State University and was All-American in 1951. He was selected in the third round of the
1952 NFL draft. After serving the required two years in the military, Dorow played for the
Washington Redskins during the 1954, 1955, and 1956 seasons, and for the
Philadelphia Eagles in 1957. After being released by the Eagles before the start of the 1958 season, Dorow spent two years in the
Canadian Football League, playing for Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Toronto. Dorow moved to the AFL for its inaugural season, playing for the New York Titans (forerunner of the
New York Jets) in 1960 and 1961, before being traded to the
Buffalo Bills for the 1962 season. Dorow injured his arm in the fourth game of the 1962 season and was unable to play again. Dorow's awards include All American in football for MSU in 1951. Dorow's other accomplishments include leading the AFL in most touchdowns thrown (26) in 1960. Dorow also co-holds the CFL single-game record for sacks with 7, matched by two others. After leaving professional football, Dorow was a backfield coach for
Hillsdale College in Michigan for the 1963 and 1964 seasons. He then became an assistant to
Duffy Daugherty at Michigan State for the 1965 through 1970 seasons. He was the
head coach of the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1971 and part of the 1972 season. After football, Dorow worked as a salesman and manager, retiring in 1989. ==Death==