Anthony Lewis Tolbert (born December 29, 1967) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Texas-El Paso. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1989 NFL Draft. Early years Tolbert grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, and attended Dwight Morrow High School, where he was an All-conference selection. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Texas-El Paso. He was light for a defensive end (6 feet 2 inches and 175 pounds as a freshman), but developed into a pass rusher. As a junior, he was named the starter at outside linebacker, contributing to a 7-4 record, for the program first winning season since 1970. He posted 49 tackles (5 for loss), 4 sacks, 3 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. Against Colorado State University, he tallied had 5 tackles and one sack, helping the school win its first football road game in seven years. His best year was his senior season, when he tied a school record with 11 sacks, while making 101 tackles, 15 tackles for loss (led the team), 2 passes defensed, one forced fumble and earning All- WAC honors. UTEP's 1988 team is the winningest football team in school history with 10 wins. It also clinched its first bowl bid since 1967, losing 38-18 to Southern Mississippi University in the Independence Bowl. In 2014, he was named to the UTEP football Centennial team. He graduated with a degree in criminal justice. Professional career Tolbert was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (85th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft, after falling because he was considered a tweener (slow to play linebacker and light for a defensive end at 230 pounds). As a rookie, he was converted into a defensive end. He started 5 games at left defensive end over Ed "Too Tall" Jones, making 52 tackles, 2 sacks, 18 quarterback pressures, 5 passes defensed (led the team) and one forced fumble. He had 10 tackles, one pass defensed and one forced fumble against the Kansas City Chiefs. In 1990, he played at both end positions and defensive tackle on passing downs. He started 4 games, in place of an injured Jim Jeffcoat and Danny Stubbs. He registered 55 tackles, 6 sacks (third on the team), 24 quarterback pressures (third on the