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Larry Richard Csonka (/ ˈ z ɒ ŋ k ə /; born December 25, 1946) is an American former professional football fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins for the majority of his career, along with the New York Giants for three years.
The toughest man on the field was Larry Csonka, Don Shula's kind of ballplayer, who pounded and pulverized the Vikings into Rice Stadium's Astro Turf.
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Jun 24, 2019 · Larry Csonska is fulfilling his childhood dream of living in Alaska after ending a football career that included two Super Bowl titles, a key role on the only perfect team in NFL history, and a bust in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Feb 22, 1979: FB Larry Csonka, 32, re-signed with @MiamiDolphins as a free agent after four-year absence in the World Football League (1975) and with the NFL’s New York Giants (1976-78). Scored 13 TDs and named NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
Larry Csonka, a classic 6-3, 235-pound line-smashing fullback, provided the major rushing thrust in the Miami Dolphins' vaunted ball-control offense when the team was dominating the National Football League in the early 1970s.
Csonka was the #1 pick by the American Football League’s Miami Dolphins in the 1968 Common Draft, the eighth player and first running back drafted in the first round.
For fans of the game—or anyone who loves high adventure—Csonka’s Head On is a captivating, nostalgic account of grit, grace, and gumption told by an iconic Hall of Famer who continues to gain ground—figuratively, literally, and unapologetically—every day.
In three years, 1965-1967, he ranked 19th, 9th and 5th in the nation in yards gained by rushing. Before Csonka, Syracuse had a history of champion runners - Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Jim Nance, Floyd Little. Csonka broke their records. He ran for 2,934 yards, a school record that lasted 14 years.
Miami Dolphins running back Larry Csonka rushes in for a 5-yard touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII.
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