A Los Angeles prep phenom at halfback, Lorick was converted to fullback by head coach Frank Kush during his college years at Arizona State University.

He played four years as a tough blocker and effective runner for the Baltimore Colts before being traded to the New Orleans Saints for the second round draft pick that would be converted into Pro-Bowl linebacker Ted Hendricks.

Lorick attended John C. Fremont High School in Los Angeles, where he was a star running back, gaining 3,600 yards and racking up 230 points scored over three varsity football seasons.

[1] After graduation from high school, Lorick spent one year at Eastern Los Angeles Junior College, gaining 1,043 yards rushing.

[1] Standing 6'1" with a 215 pound frame and sound blocking skills, Lorick was regarded as one of the top running backs of the 1963 crop of collegians.

[2] Lorick entered the 1968 campaign in the Colts' training camp, but once again a nagging leg injury — a pulled muscle this time — sapped his effectiveness.

[5] Colts general manager Harry Hulmes sought a new home for Tony Lorick, and found a trading partner in the New Orleans Saints, who agreed to send a second round draft pick Baltimore's way in exchange for the veteran fullback.

His son, Anthony Maurice Lorick, grew to 6'6" and 275 pounds and was an All-District high school offensive lineman, going on to play at Howard University in Washington, DC at the end of the 1990s.