Larry Csonka

Lawrence Richard Csonka

Position: RB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 237 lbs.

Born: December 25, 1946 in Stow, OH
College: Syracuse (school history)
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 73 (556th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1987, finalist in 1986

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Fine Details · Last updated May 23, 2013 7:25AM

All-Time Rank: #482. Ed Budde… #483. Cris Collinsworth… #484. Dante Lavelli… #485. LARRY CSONKA… #486. Reggie McKenzie… #487. Jerome Bettis… #488. Abner Haynes…

All-Time Rank: #482. Ed Budde… #483. Cris Collinsworth… #484. Dante Lavelli… #485. LARRY CSONKA… #486. Reggie McKenzie… #487. Jerome Bettis… #488. Abner Haynes…

Rushing & Receiving

							Rushing							Receiving
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1968	22	MIA	FB	39	11	11	138	540	6	40	3.9	49.1	12.5	11	118	10.7	1	65	1.0	10.7	658	7	3	6
1969	23	MIA	FB	39	11	11	131	566	2	54	4.3	51.5	11.9	21	183	8.7	1	42	1.9	16.6	749	3	1	5
1970*	24	MIA	FB	39	14	14	193	874	6	53	4.5	62.4	13.8	11	94	8.5	0	54	0.8	6.7	968	6	3	11
1971*+	25	MIA	FB	39	14	14	195	1051	7	28	5.4	75.1	13.9	13	113	8.7	1	25	0.9	8.1	1164	8	0	14
1972*	26	MIA	FB	39	14	14	213	1117	6	45	5.2	79.8	15.2	5	48	9.6	0	14	0.4	3.4	1165	6	2	13
1973*+	27	MIA	FB	39	14	14	219	1003	5	25	4.6	71.6	15.6	7	22	3.1	0	9	0.5	1.6	1025	5	3	12
1974*	28	MIA	FB	39	12	12	197	749	9	24	3.8	62.4	16.4	7	35	5.0	0	11	0.6	2.9	784	9	2	9
1976	30	NYG	FB	39	12	12	160	569	4	13	3.6	47.4	13.3	6	39	6.5	0	14	0.5	3.3	608	4	2	4
1977	31	NYG	FB	39	14	14	134	464	1	15	3.5	33.1	9.6	2	20	10.0	0	12	0.1	1.4	484	1	0	4
1978	32	NYG	FB	39	14	13	91	311	6	12	3.4	22.2	6.5	7	73	10.4	0	23	0.5	5.2	384	6	1	3
1979	33	MIA	FB	39	16	16	220	837	12	22	3.8	52.3	13.8	16	75	4.7	1	18	1.0	4.7	912	13	4	7
Career					146	145	1891	8081	64	54	4.3	55.3	13.0	106	820	7.7	4	65	0.7	5.6	8901	68	21	88
8 yrs		MIA			106	106	1506	6737	53	54	4.5	63.6	14.2	91	688	7.6	4	65	0.9	6.5	7425	57	18	77
3 yrs		NYG			40	39	385	1344	11	15	3.5	33.6	9.6	15	132	8.8	0	23	0.4	3.3	1476	11	3	11

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty
1968	22	MIA	FB	39	11	11							0	3	1	0	0
1969	23	MIA	FB	39	11	11							0	1	0	0	0
1970*	24	MIA	FB	39	14	14							0	3	0	0	0
1972*	26	MIA	FB	39	14	14							0	2	0	0	0
1973*+	27	MIA	FB	39	14	14							0	3	0	0	0
1974*	28	MIA	FB	39	12	12							0	2	0	0	0
1976	30	NYG	FB	39	12	12							0	2	1	0	0
1978	32	NYG	FB	39	14	13							0	1	0	0	0
1979	33	MIA	FB	39	16	16							0	4	0	0	0
Career					146	145							0	21	2	0	0
8 yrs		MIA			106	106							0	18	1	0	0
3 yrs		NYG			40	39							0	3	1	0	0

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	Pts
1968	22	MIA	FB	39	11	11	6	1	7	42
1969	23	MIA	FB	39	11	11	2	1	3	18
1970*	24	MIA	FB	39	14	14	6		6	36
1971*+	25	MIA	FB	39	14	14	7	1	8	48
1972*	26	MIA	FB	39	14	14	6		6	36
1973*+	27	MIA	FB	39	14	14	5		5	30
1974*	28	MIA	FB	39	12	12	9		9	54
1976	30	NYG	FB	39	12	12	4		4	24
1977	31	NYG	FB	39	14	14	1		1	6
1978	32	NYG	FB	39	14	13	6		6	36
1979	33	MIA	FB	39	16	16	12	1	13	78
Career					146	145	64	4	68	408
8 yrs		MIA			106	106	53	4	57	342
3 yrs		NYG			40	39	11		11	66

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Marion Butts, Gerald Riggs, Floyd Little*, Gerry Ellis, Sammy Winder, Christian Okoye, Earl Cooper, Zollie Toth, Anthony Thomas, Marion Barber
4	Gerald Riggs, Paul Hornung, Mike Garrett, DeAngelo Williams, Eddie Price, Freeman McNeil, Floyd Little, Delvin Williams, Sam Cunningham, Earnest Byner
5	John Brockington, John Riggins, Sam Cunningham, Mark van Eeghen, Jerome Bettis, Freeman McNeil, Sherman Smith, Brian Westbrook, Jim Taylor, Willie Parker
6	John Brockington, Doak Walker, John Riggins, Mark van Eeghen, Freeman McNeil, Frank Gifford, Jim Taylor, Jerome Bettis, Floyd Little*, Fred Taylor
7	Altie Taylor, Floyd Little, Earl Campbell, Mark van Eeghen, Jerome Bettis, Frank Gifford, John Riggins, Ottis Anderson, Freeman McNeil, Greg Pruitt
8	Altie Taylor, Earnest Byner, Mark van Eeghen, John Riggins, Jim Taylor, Ollie Matson, Brian Westbrook, Sam Cunningham, Earl Campbell, Fred Taylor
9	Earl Campbell, Mark van Eeghen, Ottis Anderson, Brian Westbrook, Altie Taylor, John Riggins, MacArthur Lane, Don Perkins, Clinton Portis, Shaun Alexander
10	John Riggins, Mark van Eeghen, Greg Pruitt, Ottis Anderson, Jim Taylor, Earl Campbell, Earnest Byner, MacArthur Lane, Floyd Little, Mike Pruitt
11	John Riggins, Mark van Eeghen, Greg Pruitt, Mike Pruitt, Jim Taylor, Earnest Byner, MacArthur Lane, Earl Campbell, Ottis Anderson, Floyd Little
Career	Jim Taylor, Floyd Little, Greg Pruitt, Mark van Eeghen, Earl Campbell*, Ken Willard, Freeman McNeil, MacArthur Lane, Jamal Lewis, Don Perkins

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards 1973 NFL Super Bowl MVP 1979 NFL AP Comeback Player of the Year	Pro Bowls 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974	First-Team All-Pro 1971 1973	Rushing Att 1971 NFL 195 (8) 1973 NFL 219 (10) Career 1891 (42)
Rushing Yds 1970 NFL 874 (5) 1971 NFL 1051 (3) 1972 NFL 1117 (4) 1973 NFL 1003 (5) Career 8081 (43)	Rushing TD 1968 AFL 6 (4) 1970 NFL 6 (9) 1971 NFL 7 (10) 1974 NFL 9 (3) 1979 NFL 12 (4) Career 64 (38)	Long Rush 1969 AFL 54 (6)	Yds/Rushing Att 1968 AFL 3.9 (10) 1969 AFL 4.3 (8) 1970 NFL 4.5 (5) 1971 NFL 5.4 (1/98) 1972 NFL 5.2 (4) 1973 NFL 4.6 (8) Career 4.3 (122)
Rushing Yds/Game 1968 AFL 49.1 (9) 1969 AFL 51.5 (7) 1970 NFL 62.4 (5) 1971 NFL 75.1 (3) 1972 NFL 79.8 (4) 1973 NFL 71.6 (8) 1974 NFL 62.4 (10) Career 55.3 (95)	Touchdowns 1968 AFL 7 (8) 1974 NFL 9 (10) 1979 NFL 13 (6) Career 68 (96)	Rushing/Receiving TD 1968 AFL 7 (8) 1974 NFL 9 (10) 1979 NFL 13 (6) Career 68 (89)	Yds From Scrimmage 1971 NFL 1164 (5) Career 8901 (126)
All-Purpose Yds Career 8901 (190)	Touches Career 1997 (53)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1970	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1970	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1971	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1971	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1971	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1972	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1972	2nd Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1972	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1973	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1973	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1973	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1973	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1973	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1973	2nd Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1973	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1973	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly

Fantasy

Year	Age	G	FantPos	FantPt	VBD	PosRank	OvRank
1970	24	14	RB	133	33	12	42
1971	25	14	RB	164	50	5	22
1972	26	14	RB	153	29	18	42
1973	27	14	RB	133	9	18	57
1974	28	12	RB	132	32	14	35
1976	30	12	RB	85		46
1977	31	14	RB	54		64
1978	32	14	RB	74		56
1979	33	16	RB	169	23	19	50
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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Marion Butts, Gerald Riggs, Floyd Little*, Gerry Ellis, Sammy Winder, Christian Okoye, Earl Cooper, Zollie Toth, Anthony Thomas, Marion Barber
4	Gerald Riggs, Paul Hornung, Mike Garrett, DeAngelo Williams, Eddie Price, Freeman McNeil, Floyd Little, Delvin Williams, Sam Cunningham, Earnest Byner
5	John Brockington, John Riggins, Sam Cunningham, Mark van Eeghen, Jerome Bettis, Freeman McNeil, Sherman Smith, Brian Westbrook, Jim Taylor, Willie Parker
6	John Brockington, Doak Walker, John Riggins, Mark van Eeghen, Freeman McNeil, Frank Gifford, Jim Taylor, Jerome Bettis, Floyd Little*, Fred Taylor
7	Altie Taylor, Floyd Little, Earl Campbell, Mark van Eeghen, Jerome Bettis, Frank Gifford, John Riggins, Ottis Anderson, Freeman McNeil, Greg Pruitt
8	Altie Taylor, Earnest Byner, Mark van Eeghen, John Riggins, Jim Taylor, Ollie Matson, Brian Westbrook, Sam Cunningham, Earl Campbell, Fred Taylor
9	Earl Campbell, Mark van Eeghen, Ottis Anderson, Brian Westbrook, Altie Taylor, John Riggins, MacArthur Lane, Don Perkins, Clinton Portis, Shaun Alexander
10	John Riggins, Mark van Eeghen, Greg Pruitt, Ottis Anderson, Jim Taylor, Earl Campbell, Earnest Byner, MacArthur Lane, Floyd Little, Mike Pruitt
11	John Riggins, Mark van Eeghen, Greg Pruitt, Mike Pruitt, Jim Taylor, Earnest Byner, MacArthur Lane, Earl Campbell, Ottis Anderson, Floyd Little
Career	Jim Taylor, Floyd Little, Greg Pruitt, Mark van Eeghen, Earl Campbell*, Ken Willard, Freeman McNeil, MacArthur Lane, Jamal Lewis, Don Perkins