The Franchise
A 3-Time All American at Syracuse, Floyd Little followed in the footsteps of other famous Orangemen even wearing #44. Chosen as the Denver Broncos first pick of the 1967 college draft Little would go on to become the Broncos All-Time Leading Rusher by the time of his retirement in 1975. He held that mark until Terrell Davis broke it in 1998.
Floyd Little’s Career Highlights
- 117 Games Played
- NFL’s Top Rusher in 1971 (1133 yards)
- Most Rushing Touchdowns in 1973 (12)
- 2 Times AFL All-Purpose Yards Leader (1968-1969)
- AFL All League (1969)
- 5 Times Pro Bowl (1968-1971, 1973)
- #44 Retired by Denver in 1975
- Hall of Fame Class of 2010
Image Gallery of Floyd Little, Running Back/Returner 1967 to 1975
Floyd Little Football Cards
Floyd Little Career Statistics
| Rushing | Receiving | Totals | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Team | Games | Carries | Yards | Y/A | Long | TD | Catches | Yards | Y/R | Long | TD | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD |
| 1967 | 25 | DEN | 13 | 130 | 381 | 2.9 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 15 | 0 | 137 | 2.9 | 392 | 1 |
| 1968* | 26 | DEN | 11 | 158 | 584 | 3.7 | 55 | 3 | 19 | 331 | 17.4 | 66 | 1 | 177 | 5.2 | 915 | 4 |
| 1969*+ | 27 | DEN | 9 | 146 | 729 | 5.0♦ | 48 | 6 | 19 | 218 | 11.5 | 67 | 1 | 165 | 5.7 | 947 | 7 |
| 1970* | 28 | DEN | 14 | 209 | 901 | 4.3 | 80 | 3 | 17 | 161 | 9.5 | 39 | 0 | 226 | 4.7 | 1062 | 3 |
| 1971* | 29 | DEN | 14 | 284♦ | 1133♦ | 4.0 | 40 | 6 | 26 | 255 | 9.8 | 74 | 0 | 310♦ | 4.5 | 1388♦ | 6 |
| 1972 | 30 | DEN | 14 | 216 | 859 | 4.0 | 55 | 9 | 28 | 367 | 13.1 | 40 | 4 | 244 | 5.0 | 1226 | 13 |
| 1973* | 31 | DEN | 14 | 256 | 979 | 3.8 | 47 | 12♦ | 41 | 423 | 10.3 | 50 | 1 | 297 | 4.7 | 1402 | 13 |
| 1974 | 32 | DEN | 14 | 117 | 312 | 2.7 | 22 | 1 | 29 | 344 | 11.9 | 72 | 0 | 146 | 4.5 | 656 | 1 |
| 1975 | 33 | DEN | 14 | 125 | 445 | 3.6 | 19 | 2 | 29 | 308 | 10.6 | 66 | 2 | 154 | 4.9 | 753 | 4 |
| 9-Year NFL & AFL Career | 117 | 1641 | 6323 | 3.9 | 80 | 43 | 215 | 2418 | 11.2 | 74 | 9 | 1856 | 4.7 | 8741 | 52 | ||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | All-Purpose Yards | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Team | Games | Returns | Yards | Y/R | Long | TD | Returns | Yards | Y/Rt | Long | TD | |
| 1967 | 25 | DEN | 13 | 16 | 270 | 16.9 | 72 | 1♦ | 35 | 942 | 26.9 | 60 | 0 | 1626♦ |
| 1968* | 26 | DEN | 11 | 24 | 261 | 10.9 | 67 | 1 | 26 | 649 | 25.0 | 89 | 0 | 1825♦ |
| 1969*+ | 27 | DEN | 9 | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 30 | 0 | 1098 |
| 1970* | 28 | DEN | 14 | 22 | 187 | 8.5 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 28 | 0 | 1375 |
| 1971* | 29 | DEN | 14 | 7 | 199 | 28.4 | 48 | 0 | 1587 | |||||
| 1972 | 30 | DEN | 14 | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 | 1332 |
| 1973* | 31 | DEN | 14 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 1409 | |||||
| 1974 | 32 | DEN | 14 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 171 | 21.4 | 31 | 0 | 861 |
| 1975 | 33 | DEN | 14 | 16 | 307 | 19.2 | 32 | 0 | 1060 | |||||
| 9-Year NFL & AFL Career | 117 | 81 | 893 | 11.0 | 72 | 2 | 104 | 2523 | 24.3 | 89 | 0 | 12173 | ||
- + – All-Pro Selection
- * – Pro Bowl Selection
- ♦ – Led the League
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 6/9/2022.
