Larry Csonka
Lawrence Richard Csonka
Born: December 25, 1946
Stow, OH USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 237
College: Syracuse
High School: Stow (OH)
Career: 1968-1979
Drafted: 1968 in Round 1, #8 overall by the Miami Dolphins
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987
Larry Csonka played from 1968 to 1979 during his career with the Memphis Southmen, Miami Dolphins and New York Giants. Csonka ran for 8,502 yards in his career on 1,990 attempts, scoring 65 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 111 passes for 874 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1968 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 138 | 540 | 3.9 | 40 | 6 | 1969 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 131 | 566 | 4.3 | 54 | 2 | 1970 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 193 | 874 | 4.5 | 53 | 6 | 1971 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 195 | 1051 | 5.4 | 28 | 7 | 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 213 | 1117 | 5.2 | 45 | 6 | 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 219 | 1003 | 4.6 | 25 | 5 | 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 197 | 749 | 3.8 | 24 | 9 | 1975 | WFL Memphis Southmen | 99 | 421 | 4.3 | 13 | 1 | 1976 | NFL New York Giants | 160 | 569 | 3.6 | 13 | 4 | 1977 | NFL New York Giants | 134 | 464 | 3.5 | 15 | 1 | 1978 | NFL New York Giants | 91 | 311 | 3.4 | 12 | 6 | 1979 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 220 | 837 | 3.8 | 22 | 12 |
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| AFL | 269 | 1106 | 4.1 | 54 | 8 | |
| NFL | 1622 | 6975 | 4.3 | 53 | 56 | |
| WFL | 99 | 421 | 4.3 | 13 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1990 | 8502 | 4.3 | 54 | 65 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1968 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 65 | 1 | 1969 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 21 | 183 | 8.7 | 42 | 1 | 1970 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 54 | 0 | 1971 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 13 | 113 | 8.7 | 25 | 1 | 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 14 | 0 | 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 | 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 | 1975 | WFL Memphis Southmen | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 25 | 1 | 1976 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 14 | 0 | 1977 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | 1978 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 23 | 0 | 1979 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 18 | 1 |
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| AFL | 32 | 301 | 9.4 | 65 | 2 | |
| NFL | 74 | 519 | 7.0 | 54 | 2 | |
| WFL | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 25 | 1 | |
| Totals | 111 | 874 | 7.9 | 65 | 5 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1968 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| AFL | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1968 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1969 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1970 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1971 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1975 | WFL Memphis Southmen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1976 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1977 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1978 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1979 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| AFL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
| NFL | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | |
| WFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Totals | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 420 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1968 | AFL | Miami Dolphins | 11 | 11 | 1969 | AFL | Miami Dolphins | 11 | 11 | 1970 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 14 | 1971 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 14 | 1972 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 14 | 1973 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 14 | 1974 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 12 | 1975 | WFL | Memphis Southmen | 7 | 1976 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 12 | 1977 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 14 | 1978 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 13 | 1979 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 16 |
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Awards
1973 - Super Bowl MVP
1979 - AP Comeback Player of the Year
Honors
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
