Floyd Little

Floyd Little
	Little in August 2012
No. 44
Position:	Halfback
Personal information
Born:	July 4, 1942; New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Died:	January 1, 2021 (aged 78); Henderson, Nevada, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hillhouse (New Haven)
College:	Syracuse (1964–1966)
NFL draft:	1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
	Denver Broncos (1967–1975);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Pro (1969); 5× Pro Bowl (1968–1971, 1973); NFL rushing yards leader (1971); NFL rushing touchdowns co-leader (1973); Denver Broncos Ring of Fame; Denver Broncos No. 44 retired; 3× First-team All-American (1964–1966); 3× First-team All-East (1964–1966); Syracuse Orange No. 44 retired;
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	6,323
Rushing average:	3.9
Rushing touchdowns:	43
Receptions:	215
Receiving yards:	2,418
Receiving touchdowns:	9
	Player stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Floyd Douglas Little (July 4, 1942 – January 1, 2021)^[1] was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Denver Broncos, initially in the American Football League (AFL) and later the National Football League (NFL).^[2] He played college football for the Syracuse Orangemen, twice earning All-American honors. Little was the sixth overall selection of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft, the first common draft. He was the first first-round draft pick to sign with the AFL's Broncos, where he was known as "the Franchise". Little was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.^[3]

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