I graduated high school in 1968, so I remember very well the amazing play of Floyd Little, who has just been voted into the Football of Fame a few days ago. Our own Shannon Sharpe will be eligible next year, and fell just short for this year.
Here is the story on DenverBroncos.com
No. 44 played in Denver from 1967-75, and finished his career as the franchise's all-time leader in rushing yards and total touchdowns. His club record for career combined yardage stood until 2006, and he still sits at second in career rushing attempts in Broncos history.
A first-round pick in 1967 from Syracuse University, Little is one of the four original Broncos Ring of Fame inductees and one of just three Broncos to have his jersey retired. Now he is headed to the Hall of Fame.
"There have been so many Broncos fans who have been so supportive and have signed petitions and have really been wanting this to happen," Little said. "I can't thank the Broncos organization and their fans any more."
We loved this man, a true champion of the gridiron. The only running back to attain more rushing yards at the time was OJ Simpson. No matter what you may have to say about OJ, his football career was amazing.
"When I think about being drafted, I was supposed to go to the Jets, so when Denver drafted me I was thinking, 'Where the hell is Denver?'" Little laughed. "But it was the greatest thing that ever happened to me, being drafted by the Denver Broncos and playing my whole career there."
Here's a big salute to the man of the moment in those years. Wow, I would love to have one guy like Little show up in our modern era, especially in Denver. Wonder how Floyd would do with McDaniel's "up the middle" playbook?
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