Completely OT: Congrats to Floyd Little...

by Tomorrows Blues on Feb 7, 2010 5:27 PM CST

Old-timers like me might remember back in the 70's when this man was all that the Denver Broncos had for an offensive weapon.

Thirty-plus years after his retirement, Floyd Little takes his 12,000 all-purpose yards into a well-deserved spot in Canton and the Pro Football Hall Of Fame.

Congratulations, sir... you've deserved this for a long, long time.

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Nice job Brian

As a fellow Blues and Broncos fan, I sure do love seeing the Floyd Little congrats!

Go Blues!

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by HockeyHippie on Feb 8, 2010 11:11 AM CST reply actions

Since I was born after he retired, I never saw Floyd Little play.

But as a Broncos fan, it’s hard to relive the history of the franchise without seeing his name plastered all over the 1970’s part of the book. This was the franchise’s best player before the days of John Elway and most certainly the best running back in team history before the emergence of ~~Bobby Humphrey~~ Terrell Davis.

Good on Floyd for finally making it into the Hall. He’s deserved it for longer than he should have waited to get there.

Now, if we could get Shannon Sharpe in there . . . . . .

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by Donut King on Feb 8, 2010 12:42 PM CST reply actions

Couldn't agree more!

Now if we could just get Mecklenburg in there…..

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by HockeyHippie on Feb 9, 2010 9:14 AM CST reply actions

Randy Gradishar and Jim Turner...

I believe that Jim Turner is the player with the most points scored in the NFL who’s not in the HOF yet… there were few better kickers than he in his day, last of the straight-on kickers (before Garo Yepremian and the soccer-style kickers took over).

Gradishar was every bit as good as his contemporary Jack Lambert, in my humble opinion. Those were the days, “The Orange Crush,” and Red Miller riding John Ralston’s coattails to the Broncos’ first Super Bowl…

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by Tomorrows Blues on Feb 10, 2010 7:38 PM CST up reply actions