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My Take
Floyd Little's name alone commands respect from me. Out of New Haven, a two-time All-American at Syracuse, the sixth pick of the landmark 1967 draft, and a halfback who tore through the AFL and NFL for the Denver Broncos before reaching the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Enshrinement means your name lives forever in the sport, and that is rarefied air. He passed on New Year's Day 2021, a quietly cinematic exit. That he later worked as a television presenter tells me he was loved well beyond the gridiron. I only wish I had seen him run in his prime.
Overview
Floyd Douglas Little (July 4, 1942 – January 1, 2021) 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). 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Floyd Little
- Name (Japanese)
- フロイド・リトル
- Reading
- ふろいど・りとる
- Born
- July 4, 1942 – January 1, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Horse
- Origin
- New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television presenter / American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Hillhouse High School
- University
- Syracuse University
Awards & achievements
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.floydlittle44.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.