Floyd Little

  • 5 × Pro Bowl / AFL All-Star selection ( 1968-1971, 1973)
  • 5 × All Pro selection ( 1968-1971, 1973)
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame (2010)
  • College Football Hall of Fame (1983 )
  • Back number blocked when the Broncos and the College
  • Denver Broncos Ring of Fame
  • Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
  • Gator Bowl Hall of Fame (1989 )
  • Syracuse Letterman of Distinction (1989 )
  • " Whizzer " White NFL Man of the Year Award ( 1973)

Floyd Douglas Little ( born July 4, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut ) is a former American professional American football player. He played as a running back in the American Football League ( AFL) and the National Football League ( NFL ) for the Denver Broncos.

Youth

Floyd Little came from humble economic circumstances. He was born in New Haven, but initially grew up in Waterbury. He had three older sisters and a younger brother. His father died when he was six years old. The education of Floyd was then taken over by a sister. He himself had to contribute at the age of six years to the livelihood of the family. He wore newspapers, worked as a car washer and shined shoes. Together with his family, he moved at the age of 13 years to New Haven, where he attended high school on which he also played football. Due to his achievements as a football player, he was elected to the state selection of Connecticut. The school performance of Little, however, were very bad. He therefore visited the Bordentown Military Institute in Bordentown, New Jersey, to prepare there on a college degree. Also in Bordentown he played football, but was also active in other sports. As a football player, he was elected to the All American. As before, Little had for his livelihood ensure even and worked, among others in the school cafeteria. After finishing school, Little was offered by numerous colleges sports scholarships. Ultimately, it was the CVs of Ernie Davis and Jim Brown, who had studied at Syracuse University, the Floyd Little to brought to join this college.

Playing career

College career

Floyd Little studied from 1964 to 1966 at Syracuse University, where he played for the Syracuse Orange under coach Ben Schwartz Walder Football. Little has been used as a running back and was given the shirt number 44 who had already borne Ernie Davis and Jim Brown before him. From the year 1965 he played with along with Larry Csonka and Tom Coughlin in the offense his team.

Little was selected in all three years to play All American. In 1966 he played with the orange in the Gator Bowl against the team from the University of Tennessee. Little showed in the game an outstanding performance. He scored by a running game space gain of 216 yards. Further, its average was a room gain of 7.6 yards per run. Although he could still score a touchdown, he failed to prevent the 18:12 defeat of his team. Little, however, was explained after the game Most Valuable Player ( MVP) and recorded in 1989 in the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame. In all three years of study Little was honored by his college.

Professional career

In 1967 Floyd Little was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round in sixth place. The draft was held this year for the first time by the AFL and NFL together. Little was also in Denver as a running back for use, but was also responsible for the kick-off and punt returns in his first two years. In 1969 he succeeded in making a Jahresbestleistung for the first time. He managed an average of 81 yards per game. More Jahresbestleistungen should follow. Unlike Little, who became a top player in the NFL, the Broncos fell far behind his achievements. Up to end of his career in 1975 he failed to move into the play-offs with the team from Colorado.

After the career

During his time with the Denver Broncos, he completed a management degree from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. He graduated with a Master degree. In 1976, he worked as a television presenter for U.S. television channel National Broadcasting Company ( NBC). From 1977 to 1979 he took part in a Traininingsprogamm by the Ford Company and business after his own branch. In 2009, he sat down to rest.

Honors

Floyd Little was five times elected to the All Pro. 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, the College Football Hall of Fame and the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. His jersey number 44 is not assigned when the Broncos and the college. The Denver Broncos honor him at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame. In 1973 he received the " Whizzer " White NFL Man of the Year Award.

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