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Larry Csonka

Lawrence Richard Csonka

Position: RB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 237 lbs.
Born: December 25, 1946 in Stow, OH
College: Syracuse

Career AV: 72 (523rd overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1987

5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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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 4
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 87
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 76
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

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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 3 1 0 0
1969 23 MIA FB 39 11 11 1 0 0 0
1970* 24 MIA FB 39 14 14 3 0 0 0
1972* 26 MIA FB 39 14 14 2 0 0 0
1973*+ 27 MIA FB 39 14 14 3 0 0 0
1974* 28 MIA FB 39 12 12 2 0 0 0
1976 30 NYG FB 39 12 12 2 1 0 0
1978 32 NYG FB 39 14 13 1 0 0 0
1979 33 MIA FB 39 16 16 4 0 0 0
Career 146 145 21 2 0 0
8 yrs MIA 106 106 18 1 0 0
3 yrs NYG 40 39 3 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty 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

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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, Eddie Price, Freeman McNeil, Floyd Little, Delvin Williams, Sam Cunningham, Earnest Byner, Tiki Barber
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*, Sam Cunningham, Brian Westbrook, Earl Campbell*, Fred Taylor
9 Earl Campbell*, Mark van Eeghen, Ottis Anderson, Altie Taylor, John Riggins*, MacArthur Lane, Don Perkins, Shaun Alexander, Jim Taylor*, Neal Anderson
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, Don Perkins, Leroy Kelly*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

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 (39)

Rushing Yds

1970 NFL 874 (5)
1971 NFL 1051 (3)
1972 NFL 1117 (4)
1973 NFL 1003 (5)
Career 8081 (37)

Rushing TD

1968 AFL 6 (4)
1970 NFL 6 (9)
1971 NFL 7 (10)
1974 NFL 9 (3)
1979 NFL 12 (4)
Career 64 (33)

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 (1/85)
1972 NFL 5.2 (4)
1973 NFL 4.6 (8)
Career 4.3 (111)

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 (85)

Touchdowns

1968 AFL 7 (8)
1974 NFL 9 (10)
1979 NFL 13 (6)
Career 68 (86)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1968 AFL 7 (8)
1974 NFL 9 (10)
1979 NFL 13 (6)
Career 68 (81)

Yds From Scrimmage

1971 NFL 1164 (5)
Career 8901 (113)

All-Purpose Yds

Career 8901 (170)

Touches

Career 1997 (50)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

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

Fantasy

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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 59
1979 33 16 RB 169 23 19 50
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