Friday, March 28, 2008

Floyd Little






Today's player is Floyd Little. Nicknamed simply "The Franchise" heinspired scores of Denver fans to come out to see the Broncos play and forced ownership to stay put in Denver instead of relocating to another city. His number 44 is one of only 3 Broncos numbers retired. He was a first round draft choice out ofSyracuse. He was the first Bronco to lead the NFL in rushing, doing it twice. He played in 5 all star games. When he retired, he ranked 7th alltime on the NFL rushing list. A member of the Broncos Ring of Fame. His career statistics are below.

Games: 117


Rushing Attempts: 1641


Yards: 6323


Touchdowns: 43


Average: 3.9 yards


Receptions: 215


Yards: 2418


Touchdowns: 9


Total Yards From Scrimmage: 8741




2 comments:

Brett Wiersma said...

Nice. Aren't you glad you listened to me?

Unknown said...

Maplewood? You went "regional" on your nickname?