Floyd Little
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Position (s): running back |
Jersey number (s): 44 |
| born July 4, 1942 in New Haven , Connecticut | |
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| Active : 1967 - 1975 | |
| AFL Draft : 1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 | |
| College : Syracuse University | |
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| Career statistics | |
| The space gained by running | 6,323 yards |
| Average per run | 3.9 yards |
| Touchdowns | 54 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Floyd Douglas Little (* 4. July 1942 in New Haven , Connecticut ) is a former American American football poker players. He played as a running back in the American Football League (AFL) and in the National Football League (NFL) with the Denver Broncos .
youth
Floyd Little came from a modest economic background. He was born in New Haven, but first grew up in Waterbury . He had three older sisters and a younger brother. His father died when he was six years old. The upbringing of Floyd was then taken over by a sister. He himself had to contribute to the family's livelihood at the age of six. He delivered newspapers, worked as a car washer and cleaned shoes. He and his family moved to New Haven at the age of 13, where he attended high school where he also played football. Because of his achievements as a football player, he was elected to the Connecticut state selection. However, Little's academic performance was very poor. He therefore attended the Bordentown Military Institute in Bordentown , New Jersey , to prepare there for college . He also played football in Bordentown, but was also active in other sports. As a football player, he was voted All American . Little still had to provide for his own living and among other things worked in the school cafeteria. After graduating from high school, Little received sports scholarships from numerous colleges . Ultimately, it was the résumés of Ernie Davis and Jim Brown , who studied at Syracuse University , that led Floyd Little to join the college.
Player career
College career
Floyd Little studied from 1964 to 1966 at Syracuse University and played there for the Syracuse Orange under coach Ben Schwartzwalder football . Little was used as a running back and was given the number 44 shirt that Ernie Davis and Jim Brown had worn before him. From 1965 he played with Larry Csonka and Tom Coughlin in the offense of his team.
Little was voted All American in all three years of play. In 1966 he played with the Orange in the Gator Bowl against the University of Tennessee team . Little showed an outstanding performance in the game. He achieved a space gain of 216 yards by running game . He also averaged 7.6 yards per run. Although he could still score a touchdown, he did not manage to prevent the 18:12 defeat of his team. Little was declared the Most Valuable Player (MVP) after the game and was inducted into the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame in 1989 . Little received awards from his college for all three years of study.
Professional career
In 1967, Floyd Little was drafted sixth in the first round by the Denver Broncos . The draft was held jointly for the first time this year by the AFL and NFL. Little was also used as a running back in Denver , but was also responsible for the kick-off and punt returns in his first two years . In 1969 he was able to set an annual record for the first time. He managed an average of 81 yards per game. Further annual bests should follow. In contrast to Little, who developed into a top player in the NFL, the Broncos lagged far behind his performances. Until the end of his career in 1975, he did not manage to move into the play-offs with the team from Colorado .
After the career
During his time with the Denver Broncos, he completed an administration degree at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law . He graduated with a master's degree . In 1976 he worked as a television presenter for the US television station National Broadcasting Company (NBC). From 1977 to 1979 he took part in a Ford training program and then ran his own branch. In 2009 he retired.
Honors
Floyd Little has been voted All Pro five times . He played five times in the Pro Bowl / AFL All-Star Game , the final game of the best players of the season. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame , College Football Hall of Fame, and Colorado Sports Hall of Fame . His number 44 is no longer used by the Broncos and college. The Denver Broncos honor him at Sports Authority Field at Mile High for the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame. In 1973 he received the "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award.
Web links
- Floyd Little in college
- Floyd Little website
- Elected Floyd Little to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, newspaper article in The Denver Post
- College stats by Floyd Little
Individual evidence
- ↑ Floyd Little in the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame ( Memento from December 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Jump up ↑ Floyd D. Little College Profile . January 28, 2013. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013.
source
- Floyd Little, Floyd Little's Tales from the Broncos Sideline , Sports Publishing LLC, 2006, ISBN 9781596700505
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Little, Floyd |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Little, Floyd Douglas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Haven, Connecticut, USA |