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The 1968 NFL/AFL draft was part of the common draft, in the second year in which the NFL and AFL held a joint draft of college players. It took place at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City on January 30–31, 1968. [1] [2]
- January 30–31, 1968
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- Born to Be A Running Back
- Csonka and Stow Have Success
- A Bulldozer For The Orangemen
- Ground Breaking Senior Year
- Miami Selects Csonka and Builds A Contender
- Csonka Hits The Ground Running
- Super Bowl Run and Undefeated in 1972
- Super Bowl MVP
- Csonka Leaves For The World Football League
- Return to The NFL
Larry Richard Csonka was born on Christmas Day, 1946 in Stow, Ohio. It’s been said that kids that grow up on a farm often become big and strong due to the work required to keep the operation running. Csonka was no different. As he became a young man, Csonka’s strength and power came from the work he did on his parent’s farm outside of Stow. When Cs...
Before his junior year, Csonka sprouted even more by growing another two inches and gaining over 30 pounds. He was built like a tank, and the Stow coaching staff pondered whether a kid Csonka’s size could carry the rock. He was finally given an opportunity as a fullback and made the most of it. Csonka was a fan of former NFL great Bronko Nagurskian...
Csonka took a scholarship opportunity to attend Syracuse University in New York state. Syracuse was a perfect choice for someone who wanted to excel at the running back position. The Orangemen program had already produced Jim Brown and Ernie Davisin the 1950s and early 60s. Now “Running Backs University” had Csonka and Floyd Little, who was a year ...
In the first round of the 1967 NFL Draft, Little was selected by the Denver Broncos. Now that his former teammate was off to the pros, the Orangemen running game rode on the mighty legs of Csonka. As a senior that year, Csonka carried the ball 261 times (tied for first in Syracuse history) for 1,127 yards and eight touchdowns. He also found time to...
In 1966, the Miami Dolphins were named an expansion franchise with the American Football League. For the next two years, head coach George Wilson began building the team from scratch. After a 3-11 inaugural season in 1966, Miami drafted Purdue quarterback Bob Griese in the first round of the 1967 draft. Griese coaxed the team to four wins that year...
Shortly after the ‘69 season ended, the Dolphins fired Wilson and hired Shula away from the Baltimore Colts. Wilson was bitter over the firing as he felt that, although the franchise had only won 15 games in their first four years, the roster was showing promise. Shula arrived, and the Fins added receiver Paul Warfield, linemen Larry Little, Bob Ku...
1970 proved to be just a foreshadow of what was to come for Miami. As 1971 began, Shula had the team practicing like they were preparing for war. Throughout the year, the trio of Csonka, Kiick, and Morris wore opponents down, while Griese kept them honest through the air. Not to be outdone, Miami’s “No Name” defense intimidated offenses all season....
By now the Dolphins were on a roll. They blew through the 1973 regular season with a 12-2 record and eliminated Cincinnati and Oakland in the playoffs. Csonka tallied over 1,000 yards for the third time when he posted 1,003 yards and five touchdowns, resulting in his fourth Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors. For the third straight year, Miami ...
As the euphoria from a second straight world championship was fading, Dolphins fans received bad news in early 1974. The World Football League was formed as a direct competition to the NFL and would begin play that year. During its draft in March of 1974, Warfield, Kiick, and Csonka were selected by the Memphis Southmen. WFL contracts promised to p...
Kiick, Csonka, and Warfield reported to Memphis, Tennessee in 1975 for their new jobs as Memphis Southmen. Csonka was excited as he had in hand a new three-year, $1.4 million contract that was guaranteed. Regrettably, it turned out that the WFL wasn’t the money maker it hoped to be. Almost from the beginning, the league experienced financial diffic...
1968 NFL Draft. The was held on January 30-31, 1968. A total of 462 players were chosen over 17 rounds. The Minnesota Vikings chose Offensive Tackle Ron Yary from Southern California as the first pick in the draft. Future Hall of Famers Ron Yary, Claude Humphrey, Larry Csonka, Curley Culp, Ken Stabler, Charlie Sanders, Elvin Bethea and Art ...
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2022 →. The 2021 NFL draft was the 86th National Football League draft, the annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2021 NFL season. The draft was held in Cleveland from April 29 to May 1, 2021.
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