Floyd Little Wiki

Floyd Douglas Little  was a former American football quarterback.He was three-time All-American at Syracuse University, and 1967 was the sixth choice of the first joint AFL-NFL draft. He was named the first round of the American Football League to sign with the Denver Broncos and known as “The Franchise”. Little was selected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010. Little was born on July 4, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended Hillhouse High School in New Haven  and the Bordentown Military Institute in Bordentown, New Jersey.

Floyd Little age

January 1, 2021 (aged 78)

Biography & Career

Little lived with his wife DeBorah in Las Vegas. Little finished his 40th grade in his 140th year at the law school of the University of Denver, where he received his master’s degree in legal administration in 1975. Little Seattle, Seattle area and Santa Barbara. In May 2020, former Syracuse teammate Pat Killorin announced that Little was fighting cancer. Little died on January 1, 2021

Little was recruited by General Douglas MacArthur to play football at the United States Military Academy, and told him that he would rise to the rank of general if he enrolled at West Point. He was also hired by Notre Dame. [5] Little chose to join Syracuse with the persuasion of Ernie Davis, who eventually won the first African-American Heisman. [6] Little is a three-time All-American who returned to compete for the Syracuse University Orangemen. [7] He was ranked 5th in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1965 and 1966.

1964: 157 scored 874 yards and 9 goals. 257 yards and 17 captures for 1 goal. [8]
1965: 193 scored 1065 yards and 14 goals. 21 captures and 1 goal for 248 yards.
1966: 162 scored 811 yards and 12 goals. 86 yards and 13 captures for 2 goals.

In 1975, Little retired as the NFL’s 7th leading runner of all time, running 6,323 yards and a total of 54 goals (rush, take and return). He also scored a goal against Jerry Simmons, who was upset over the Oakland Raiders in 1972. During his rookie year, Little led the NFL in punt returns, averaging 16.9 yards. He directed the NFL in combined fields in 1967 and 1968. Little was the captain of the Denver Broncos team for all 9 seasons, including the rookie season.

Little was a founding member of the Broncos Ring of Fame in 1984, which included Rich Jackson, Lionel Taylor, and Goose Gonsoulin. He was the first Bronco to win a rushed title, ran the AFC running 901 yards in 1970, and became the first Bronco to be held at 1000 yards the following year, winning 1,133 to lead the NFL. Little was the first player to rush to take the last place at his conference and is the 13th player in professional football to run at least 1000 yards in a season. He was the American Football League All-Star in 1968. In his 12-week win against Buffalo, he caught 4 passes in the backcourt of 165 yards, including 66 yards of goals, and set a franchise record of 41.25 yards per reception. In 1969, the first team was named “All-AFL” and made the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl in 1970, 1971 and 1973. At 5′10 ″ and 195 pounds, Little was the smallest rank to lead the league since World War II. He led the league in the combined fields in 1967 and 1968, and was the only player to return for scoring in both seasons. During the 6-year 1968-1973 period, Little ran more yards and more yards of offense (rush and welcome) than any RB in the NFL.

In 2009, Little became a finalist for the Hall of Fame entry. It was voted on February 6, 2010, and its induction took place on August 7, 2010 in Canton, OH.

Little served as Special Assistant to the Athletic Director at Syracuse University from July 2011 to June 2016.