@thesuperbeast46 Sorry, but women who subscribe to Volleyball Vertical Jump Training on YouTube can't be involved in a man's discussion.Why don't you go make us some sandwiches?
Man I'd hate to be on the business end of one of his collisions. Best power back ever? I wouldn't say. But the man led his team to 3 straight superbowls, and 1 perfect season.
That puts him in my ultimate backfield! He also played in the best playoff games I ever saw. The playoff games against the 71 Cheifs & the 74 Raiders. Special player. Thanks for the tribute.
@99snappy He was a great power back but the best ever? He rushed for 1000 yards 3 times in 11 years. The real greatest Jim Brown did it 7 times in 9 years,
I remember watching a 1971 MNF game, Chicago Bears 3 at Miami Dolphins 34. On a run straight up the middle, Larry Csonka totally blew out Dick Butkus. Too bad no one out in YouTube land has that video to upload. It was an awesome sight!
@SirReal1958 In all due respect by 1971 Butkis could hardly walk his knees were so bad. If he had met up with say 1966 Butkis I assure you it would have been a different story.
Did they play all NFL games before 1980 in slow motion? I realize NFL films claims it's for dramatic effect, but it would be nice to see full speed game action from this era.
I go to the same school he went to Stow, Ohio (Stow Bulldogs). My dad told me in 1 game where the opponents stud MLB said he was gona lay Csonka out, 1st play. First play is a run up the middle, and the MLB comes through the gap, they're both low, Csonka rams his elbow into the guys helmet, which cuts the guy's head open and knocks him out cold lol. Awesome to know I go to the same school as an all-time great.
It makes you wonder how many more rushing yards and touchdowns Csonka would have accumulated had he remained a Miami Dolphin and not wasted 3 years of his life with those awful 1976-78 NY Giants.
It's amazing that in so many of those highlights from the Dolphins/Viks SB, Csonka is being tackled by Paul Krause. Not good for the Vikings. One thing about Zonk: he seldom got knocked backwards on contact. When he was hit, he almost always fell forward for another yard or two. Tough dude. Players are faster now, but they sure aren't tougher.
@uhmfar he's actually #10 on the top 100 toughest players of all time he broke his nose ten times playing football he played most of his career with a broken nose
most fullbacks dont have the dexterity to run. so kids take note. hit the weights, but just as important, hit the track, and run those tires to exhaustion. be on those toes. pump those knees. tom rathmann is my favorite fully, btw.
you know football has changed a lot since 2010 players have got big faster and stronger so csonka was good in his time but in 2010 he would not survive
@mrdumpweed One thing he was a great full back for his time when white people dominated football now black people dominate football. Also back then football was way more interesting to watch because they played football for th love of the game now they just play it for money.
@mrdumpweed Why wouldn't he be able to get bigger, faster, and stronger. If he were to work out with the techniques known now from the beginning of his career he would still be up there with the best of them.
At 3:57, the Vikings' linebackers who failed epically in their attempt to stop Csonka, was Wally Hilgenberg and Roy Winston...and at 3:40, the Dolphins O-Lineman that Carl Eller of the Vikings threw to the ground, was Norm Evans #73...
Hard to say who was the best ever at anything, because everyone use their own criteria to judge. However; when it comes pulverizing power, runnning over -opponents, only Earl Cambell comes close to Csonka. This was simpley not Jim Browns' type of game.
There are some measures that are definitive, i.e. when Jim Brown retired he was the all-time leading rusher, which meant that when it came to running for yards he was the best ever at that time.
Also, there are different classes of bruiser, and Campbell may be at the top of that. But Jim Brown was indeed known for running people over and he did it every week. The only reason he didn't do it as much is because he had incredible speed and spent more time running away from defenders.
@AllPro777 Mostly agree.When it comes to running for yards,Brown is the man,at least back then. Even today his yrd per rush IS still the record ( 5 point something ?? )
Although he could bowl over people, Brown was'nt known as a bruiser.Your assesement on his speed is right,he could out run people.
Never the less,using whatever criteria, Csonka did steam roll tacklers irregardless.Can you think of one man so busting up an entire defense, like Csonka did to the Vikings in SBVIII ??
@AllPro777 I have seen the highlights and yes he would run you over! Two different kind of RB's though who did different things, I don't really compare the two.
Jim Brown might be the best RB ever sides Barry IMO, so not many are near him.
This was the only Super bowl where one runner Csonka dominated the super bowl.Csonka was a unique man of pure ruggedness, atheltic ability and strength.8 yards here 10 yards there on a 3rd down csonka would get 12 yards it was unbelievable.
@jfiles000000 Dude, as great as Csonka was you have to give much of the credit to Little, Langer, Evans, Moore and Kuechenberg and of course Shula's coaching. Shula was out coached in the Dolphins embarrassing 24-3 Super Bowl loss to Dallas. What Landry did to Shula in that Super Bowl, Shula did to Bud Grant in Miami's 24-7 romp over Minnesota.
@dolfangirl1 They actually beat them 27-10. I have a copy of that game. Not so sure about Bud out coaching Tom. Staubach's arm was injured, he couldn't throw at all that day and got picked off 4 times. The Vikings ran the ball very well that day against the famous flex defense. Bob Lilly was playing with a bad back. I was surprised when Lilly came back to play in 1974. Eller and Page looked shell shocked in that Super Bowl. Like they couldn't believe what was happening.
Saw that 73' NFC Championship Game when I was 12, also have the NFL Films version. Even though Calvin Hill was out, Lilly played sparingly and Staubacch had a bad arm, this was one of the Vikings most superb victories ever. No one can say it was because the sub- zero weather in Metropolitan Stadium. They went down there as a 3 point underdog and took it to the Cowboys from the very 1st drive.
The Bobby Bryant 63 yrd int. return for a td. As spectacular a backbreaker 1 will ever c !!
Dolphins defense shut the vikings all day in the light rain making them look inept at time.About 6:02 left in the game tark finally got the ball in the end zone.
I remember this game in 1974 they kick the vikings ass all day long.Little and Kuchenberg open the holes and Csonka blew the doors wide open running it down the vikings throat.8 yeard here 10 yeard there another 12 years it was all csonka.Vikings look stupid at times
Espeacially when their fans call the Dolphins the "chicken of the sea" before the game, and had pins that had Alan Paige's picture on them saying "Pageing Mr. Csonka."
Great technique by #81Carl Eller 3:36-3:40. Problem was he got tripped up and didn't make the play. Csonka almost got tripped up by the blocker that Eller pushed down.
I've noticed that play by Eller in my CD's. A combination of technique and effort, but in the context of the Vikings post season play, more like desperation. Like , get the F ... away from me.
haha, my dad also says the same thing. i thought my dad was just talking him up since he was a white guy, lol, but i watched Dolphin/Viking SB on yotube and Czonka was the real deal. He kept his legs moving like Earl Campbell.
I remember when I was 11 and Zonk was visiting my town with Jim Kiick to sign autographs for a promotion event back in '72 The guy was a MONSTER! I told my dad I had never seen a person that big in my life!
the dolphins as a team ran for 2000 yards a season from '70-'74 and were like 37-2 in the orange bowl at home including the playoffs during those years
not being able to touch a receiver after the first 5 yards and the 16 game schedule really opened up the passing stats,look them up before the 1978 season and after up until now,there is big difference in the qb touchdowns,like 150 to 200 tds was good then the way 200 and up is good now for a qb over a career
larry csonka was the only man to get a penalty called against him while he was running the ball. he got a unnecessary roughness call for knocking out the buffalo bills safety by hitting him with his forearm
youtube used to have that clip but for whatever reason they took it off. whoever that back was he got KTFO by a Csonka elbow to the head. i wish whoever had that video would repost it.
@achsfootball2009 And it was right in front of Shula who was screaming "THAT'S A GREAT HIT GREAT HIT!" by that time the flag flew by and Shula thought it was on the tackler and saw it being marked against the Dolphins. He said "you're going the wrong way." and the ref said "no I'm not, look what 39 did to that poor tackler.". And that quick Shula went bonkers on Csonka.
Note that at 0:40 Pat Fischer uses his "quick feet" to trip Csonka in SBVII. Csonka got even with Fischer a little bit later in the game at 1:25, however.
yeah i was thinking that because i mnot the fastest but im not slow and im decently big so im gunna go out for fullback freshmen year and do things kind of like Csonka , THanks
Yeah Well Freshmen football doesnt start until this summer and all we do is lift wieghts in the summer i heard so any work outs i should start doing now or any tips . i would appreciate it . : )
Well, he was'nt a speed deamon. But he was so big, that he seemed slower than slow. Incredibly the man could actually motor though. Somehow, every once in a while, he'd break a long one. The 49 yarder against the Redskins in SB VII, or the one against the Chiefs @ 4:58 in the playoffs ,to name a few.
He was also quick, look at his move @5:11. Or the one @ 5:32, also during another long run.
This from a man weighing in excess of at least 250.
@bjchit No big deal friend, I hear what your saying. But if we are both talking about #,Roger Wherli, then were seeing two different things.
Wherli makes contact and gets blown away a few yards, but then he runs back, and does in fact participate in the tackle. Jeff Wright did'nt do any of those . Take another look at both videos.
You can see him pull his arm back on the second try to tackle him, then piles on when Csonka was heading to the ground. But I suppose we could just give him the "Had To Learn The Hard Way" Award.
@bjchit Yep, a Paul Krause type of tackle. I guess we can give both Wherli and Wright ( and many ohters) a few "Get the Hell Out of Zonks' way award !!
Definitely my favorite Dolphin back of all time. The night they retired his jersey he said on Monday night against the Bears in '02, "When you ran behind men with hearts this big (arms extended) and asses this wide (arms REALLY extended), it was an easy thing to do!" I was roaring!
Oh how Marino could have used a Larry Csonka instead of SAMMIE SMITH!
csonka had class never saw him spike a ball,argue a call or talk trash on the feild he had his own way of responding,a nice stiffarm to the defenders facemask
Very good point! Shula was a class act! In my opinion (call me crazy) Warfield was the best receiver of all time - 20 yds per catch and was awesome blocker! I remember watching that St Louis game, Griese was like a machine!
man i miss these days of the NFL.... not quite 3 yards and a cloud of dust, but plenty of power running...... The last RB that I can think played like this had to be The Bus..... Brandon jacobs tries, but it just dont work like it did for these guys.... Now with all the rules the NFL is making to make the pass easier, i fear I'll never see running like this again...
Imagine Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little and Larry Csonka. All of them attended Syracuse which was running back U in 1960's. Little should be in the HOF and saved the Denver Broncos franchise from moving out of Colorado. let's not forget Tom Coughlin, coach of the Giants who was a wide reciever on those 'Cuse teams with Csonka and Little.
lolz he just powers over people, he has no juke style, or fakes or anything....couldn't even compare him to Payton, or any other black running back....
The era of the NFL fullback ended in the 1980's with the evolution of the passing game. A fullback might get lucky to get his hands on the ball maybe once a game. Csonka was a TRUE fullback that preferred to run over you instead of around you.
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Dude, John Riggins is the best white running back of all time, he was the only white running back that got over 10,000 yards in his career. Larry Csonka may have been the last great white fullback, if that's what you mean, but dude, you forgot about Mike Alstott.
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haha i love when people say "men" because they're talking about beerdrinking obese people that arent fast enough to juke or spin. and tom brady... hmmmm he has 50 td passes and won 3 super bowls in 4 years.... he's such a pansy...yeah..
I see you're living up to the first part of your name. First off, Csonka wasn't obese or slow by any standards. In fact they regularly ran sweeps using #39. When I mean men, I mean guys who aren't afraid to get hit, like Csonka or Butkus or Montana or Marino. Meanwhile, anytime someone comes close to Tom Brady, he's demanding a flag be thrown. Why do you think that Rodney Harrison told him to take off the skirt? With the help of some underhanded coaching and shady officating.
We all know what a bull he was, and how he ran over people. But for a a man his size and his lumbering style. I find it amazing how many fairly long runs he broke.
Notice at about 1:19. Just as Csonka is about to be tackled ( maybe) Redskins DB Roosevelt Taylor , comes in to help out. Instead he misses Csonka and crashes into his own man, thus allowing for the long run.
Csonka would rather look for someone to hit & run over, rather than go out of bounds. I felt sorry for those poor DB's, like during SB VII, when he just ran over Pat Fischer and knocked him clear out of the picture!
Agree, never saw Csonka take a huge hit, not even close. There are better, more impressive TV -type hits. But Winstons' was as devastatiing a shot one can deliver.
Where is the footage of Roy Winston (Vikings) in a 1972 game practically cutting in half Csonka on one the most grotesque tackles captured on film. Csonka literally crawled off the field, Csonka thought his back was broken....
@gmlorusso That was the only time I saw Zonk get blown up. He was back in the game shortly thereafter. They scored the winning touchdown by faking the ball to him and throwing to Mandich.
Larry Csonka was the best of the best; broke his nose during one game and continued playing.
Hard-core.
jimmyjoemeeker 1 month ago
@jimmyjoemeeker HE WAS DEFINATELY NOT THE BEST OF THE BEST
thesuperbeast46 22 hours ago
@thesuperbeast46 Sorry, but women who subscribe to Volleyball Vertical Jump Training on YouTube can't be involved in a man's discussion.Why don't you go make us some sandwiches?
jimmyjoemeeker 14 hours ago
Man I'd hate to be on the business end of one of his collisions. Best power back ever? I wouldn't say. But the man led his team to 3 straight superbowls, and 1 perfect season.
That puts him in my ultimate backfield! He also played in the best playoff games I ever saw. The playoff games against the 71 Cheifs & the 74 Raiders. Special player. Thanks for the tribute.
radar0412 1 month ago
Larry Csonka is still the best all around FB of all time
FRSFreeStateES 1 month ago
I muted this video and played "Baby likes to rock it" by the Tractors...I dunno why but it made this video more awesome.
mguy091 1 month ago
Does anyone know the title and artist of the music in this video from 2:54 to 3:48?
zephyrdx12 2 months ago
the one dislike is probably one of the guys he trucked in this video
99snappy 2 months ago
drop your head and go!!!!
power running at its finest!!!
99snappy 2 months ago
best RB EVER!!!! hands down!!!! he made dick butkus look like a kid
99snappy 2 months ago
@99snappy He was a great power back but the best ever? He rushed for 1000 yards 3 times in 11 years. The real greatest Jim Brown did it 7 times in 9 years,
andrewr62 2 months ago
I remember watching a 1971 MNF game, Chicago Bears 3 at Miami Dolphins 34. On a run straight up the middle, Larry Csonka totally blew out Dick Butkus. Too bad no one out in YouTube land has that video to upload. It was an awesome sight!
SirReal1958 2 months ago
@SirReal1958 In all due respect by 1971 Butkis could hardly walk his knees were so bad. If he had met up with say 1966 Butkis I assure you it would have been a different story.
andrewr62 2 months ago
@andrewr62 its BUTKUS not butkis!
panthers7775 1 month ago
Did they play all NFL games before 1980 in slow motion? I realize NFL films claims it's for dramatic effect, but it would be nice to see full speed game action from this era.
Gamebox27 3 months ago
Back when the real men played.
Speedrtr 4 months ago
I go to the same school he went to Stow, Ohio (Stow Bulldogs). My dad told me in 1 game where the opponents stud MLB said he was gona lay Csonka out, 1st play. First play is a run up the middle, and the MLB comes through the gap, they're both low, Csonka rams his elbow into the guys helmet, which cuts the guy's head open and knocks him out cold lol. Awesome to know I go to the same school as an all-time great.
magnum4magnets82 4 months ago
where is the clip where Csonka fumbled the ball in SB VI?
ZTM420 5 months ago
man 81572 and no dislikes!!!!!!!
brucedavis76 5 months ago
My mom went to high school with one of his cousins! And boy was she proud to be Larry's cousin! But when a guy plays football like this, so would I!
WillieG1990 7 months ago
look how dirty they is now adays football players uniform look the same as when the game started
mritizwatitiz 8 months ago
Csonka would put a pounding on the defense rather than the other way around.
NkrumahTure 8 months ago
lol-Pat Fischer @ 1:28, actually just trying to get out of the way.
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savoyscenery33wI 9 months ago
i pwn all. his niece is my girlfriend :)
jigy132 10 months ago
It makes you wonder how many more rushing yards and touchdowns Csonka would have accumulated had he remained a Miami Dolphin and not wasted 3 years of his life with those awful 1976-78 NY Giants.
SirReal1958 11 months ago
unstopible force
michaeltetley007 11 months ago
larry csonka the original Peyton hillis
dannyjohnson23 1 year ago
It's amazing that in so many of those highlights from the Dolphins/Viks SB, Csonka is being tackled by Paul Krause. Not good for the Vikings. One thing about Zonk: he seldom got knocked backwards on contact. When he was hit, he almost always fell forward for another yard or two. Tough dude. Players are faster now, but they sure aren't tougher.
uhmfar 1 year ago
@uhmfar he's actually #10 on the top 100 toughest players of all time he broke his nose ten times playing football he played most of his career with a broken nose
aggron453 1 year ago
@uhmfar
Krause had something like 12 tackles in the 1st half alone. A sure indication of the problems the Vikings front 7 where having.
6400az 9 months ago
I wonder if this team would do good against modern teams they where really good though!
reedvid 1 year ago
dude was a TANK
XSVterror18 1 year ago
most fullbacks dont have the dexterity to run. so kids take note. hit the weights, but just as important, hit the track, and run those tires to exhaustion. be on those toes. pump those knees. tom rathmann is my favorite fully, btw.
edscottable 1 year ago
"We can't be satisfied with gains of six to eight yards" - Don Shula, encouraging Csonka and Kiick to break more long runs.
SCE2AUX 1 year ago
My childhood hero!!!!
redhead5150 1 year ago
What is the music starting at 1:35? if anyone knows PLEASE tell me!!!
peterscoop 1 year ago
you know football has changed a lot since 2010 players have got big faster and stronger so csonka was good in his time but in 2010 he would not survive
mrdumpweed 1 year ago
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RebelAlliance91 1 year ago
@mrdumpweed yea, steroids are so great. and in USA you got suplements containing stuff illegal and considered roids in europe, lol.
peterscoop 1 year ago
@mrdumpweed One thing he was a great full back for his time when white people dominated football now black people dominate football. Also back then football was way more interesting to watch because they played football for th love of the game now they just play it for money.
RunescapeHomeMovies 1 year ago
@mrdumpweed Why wouldn't he be able to get bigger, faster, and stronger. If he were to work out with the techniques known now from the beginning of his career he would still be up there with the best of them.
jjb7089 1 year ago
@travellinman321 Crashing through defenders is more fun to watch then dekers that avoid contact at all cost.
But Hillis can catch and he has deking and jumping moves as well making him truly a one of a kind player in the entire league.
MsPsycho29 1 year ago
Instead of putting moves on people to get around you, he would rather just run you THE FUCK OVER.
miafan89 1 year ago 2
I'm a Stow, Ohioan woot!
magnum4magnets82 1 year ago
I met Larry Csonka and got his autograph when he played for the Giants.
He was a cool guy who gave time to the fans.
A great RB, but a great person too.
George Vreeland Hill
GeorgeVreelandHill 1 year ago 2
beast
4lifeDND 1 year ago
Csonka was my reason to become a DOLPHIN fan!!!!
redhead5150 1 year ago
ive got the same last name as him
BigPeteBeats 1 year ago
Grew up a Dolphin fan. Was devastated when Csonka, Kiick and Warfield left. My favorite player was Mike Kolen #57
1967mustanggta 1 year ago
Only a few like him.
BHHSFOOTBALL1 1 year ago
i met Larry Csonka. i even shook his hand.
BihrAnimal 1 year ago
It was just fun to watch him back in those days. Kind of like watching a bulldozer go through a brick wall.
nemo227 1 year ago
At 3:57, the Vikings' linebackers who failed epically in their attempt to stop Csonka, was Wally Hilgenberg and Roy Winston...and at 3:40, the Dolphins O-Lineman that Carl Eller of the Vikings threw to the ground, was Norm Evans #73...
GemCan78 1 year ago
Man I wish I was alive to see Csonka play.
GonnaCsonkaYa000 1 year ago
I would't call him the best running-back ever. But at least the best fullback ever.
southpark997 1 year ago
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Jim Brown's official position was fullback. Jim Brown was the best fullback ever. Csonka couldn't have even carried his jockstrap.
AllPro777 1 year ago
@AllPro777 true that i forgot but Csonka was pretty legit
southpark997 1 year ago
@AllPro777
Hard to say who was the best ever at anything, because everyone use their own criteria to judge. However; when it comes pulverizing power, runnning over -opponents, only Earl Cambell comes close to Csonka. This was simpley not Jim Browns' type of game.
6400az 1 year ago
@6400az
There are some measures that are definitive, i.e. when Jim Brown retired he was the all-time leading rusher, which meant that when it came to running for yards he was the best ever at that time.
Also, there are different classes of bruiser, and Campbell may be at the top of that. But Jim Brown was indeed known for running people over and he did it every week. The only reason he didn't do it as much is because he had incredible speed and spent more time running away from defenders.
AllPro777 1 year ago
@AllPro777 Mostly agree.When it comes to running for yards,Brown is the man,at least back then. Even today his yrd per rush IS still the record ( 5 point something ?? )
Although he could bowl over people, Brown was'nt known as a bruiser.Your assesement on his speed is right,he could out run people.
Never the less,using whatever criteria, Csonka did steam roll tacklers irregardless.Can you think of one man so busting up an entire defense, like Csonka did to the Vikings in SBVIII ??
6400az 1 year ago
Barry Sanders retired with a 5 yard average.
nardo363636 1 year ago
@nardo363636
Sanders is right behind Brown then for most yrds per rush.
6400az 1 year ago
@AllPro777 Yes he was the best, but he was not power like Larry was, he was more speed and quickness... He was a RB BTW IMO, not a fullback!
onblock7 1 year ago
@onblock7
I don't think you've seen enough of Jim Brown. Jim routinely ran people over. FB was Jim Brown's official position, and believe Csonka's was as well.
AllPro777 1 year ago
@AllPro777 I have seen the highlights and yes he would run you over! Two different kind of RB's though who did different things, I don't really compare the two.
Jim Brown might be the best RB ever sides Barry IMO, so not many are near him.
onblock7 1 year ago
This was the only Super bowl where one runner Csonka dominated the super bowl.Csonka was a unique man of pure ruggedness, atheltic ability and strength.8 yards here 10 yards there on a 3rd down csonka would get 12 yards it was unbelievable.
jfiles000000 2 years ago 10
@jfiles000000 Dude, as great as Csonka was you have to give much of the credit to Little, Langer, Evans, Moore and Kuechenberg and of course Shula's coaching. Shula was out coached in the Dolphins embarrassing 24-3 Super Bowl loss to Dallas. What Landry did to Shula in that Super Bowl, Shula did to Bud Grant in Miami's 24-7 romp over Minnesota.
L4CES 7 months ago
@L4CES Bud Grant out coached Landry when his Vikes defeated Dallas 24-7 in the 1973 NFC Championship
& then those Vikings went on to Super Bowl VIII to lose 24-7 to Shula's Dolphins. Oh, and YES, Miami's offensive line was AWESOME!
dolfangirl1 7 months ago
@dolfangirl1 They actually beat them 27-10. I have a copy of that game. Not so sure about Bud out coaching Tom. Staubach's arm was injured, he couldn't throw at all that day and got picked off 4 times. The Vikings ran the ball very well that day against the famous flex defense. Bob Lilly was playing with a bad back. I was surprised when Lilly came back to play in 1974. Eller and Page looked shell shocked in that Super Bowl. Like they couldn't believe what was happening.
L4CES 7 months ago
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6400az 4 months ago
@L4CES
Saw that 73' NFC Championship Game when I was 12, also have the NFL Films version. Even though Calvin Hill was out, Lilly played sparingly and Staubacch had a bad arm, this was one of the Vikings most superb victories ever. No one can say it was because the sub- zero weather in Metropolitan Stadium. They went down there as a 3 point underdog and took it to the Cowboys from the very 1st drive.
The Bobby Bryant 63 yrd int. return for a td. As spectacular a backbreaker 1 will ever c !!
6400az 4 months ago
Dolphins defense shut the vikings all day in the light rain making them look inept at time.About 6:02 left in the game tark finally got the ball in the end zone.
jfiles000000 2 years ago 2
I remember this game in 1974 they kick the vikings ass all day long.Little and Kuchenberg open the holes and Csonka blew the doors wide open running it down the vikings throat.8 yeard here 10 yeard there another 12 years it was all csonka.Vikings look stupid at times
jfiles000000 2 years ago 3
Espeacially when their fans call the Dolphins the "chicken of the sea" before the game, and had pins that had Alan Paige's picture on them saying "Pageing Mr. Csonka."
bjchit 1 year ago
brown czonka campbell i luv when those guys got open field they appeared to look for someone to hit. who does that now?
dredandmrbears 2 years ago
Csonka was and still is, the quintessential NFL fullback, along with Bronko Nagurski. Riggins was more athletic but wasn't as physical.
hardcorehouse 2 years ago 2
Great technique by #81Carl Eller 3:36-3:40. Problem was he got tripped up and didn't make the play. Csonka almost got tripped up by the blocker that Eller pushed down.
Deucealive75 2 years ago
@Deucealive75
I've noticed that play by Eller in my CD's. A combination of technique and effort, but in the context of the Vikings post season play, more like desperation. Like , get the F ... away from me.
6400az 2 years ago
My dad talks about Csonka like he's a fabled god. He told me that in all the runs he watched he never saw Larry fall backwards.
doobiesz 2 years ago 9
lmao! My Dad says the same exact thing
xXDiesel266Xx 2 years ago
haha, my dad also says the same thing. i thought my dad was just talking him up since he was a white guy, lol, but i watched Dolphin/Viking SB on yotube and Czonka was the real deal. He kept his legs moving like Earl Campbell.
quincee33 2 years ago
I agree. I never saw him get knocked backwards, he was so strong.
65tosspowertrap 2 years ago
@doobiesz
wooooow......My Dad told me the exact same thing.
JBGatorguy 6 months ago
Larry Csonka or Earl Campbell? reply to me your answer
nfldude28 2 years ago
@nfldude28 A tough one. Campbell was faster, but at the point of imapact it seemed Conka's opponents went further backwards.
6400az 2 years ago 2
I say that the next time Miami gets to the one yard line and they don't give the ball to Louska Polite on first down I may kill somebody.
bjchit 2 years ago
@bjchit Yes, he's a big strong guy. But with Willimas and Brown, he may not get all that much action for now.
6400az 2 years ago
Well with Brown out for the year, and Polite being a perfect 100% on 3rd or 4th and short conversions, why not give him the ball there?
bjchit 2 years ago
I remember when I was 11 and Zonk was visiting my town with Jim Kiick to sign autographs for a promotion event back in '72 The guy was a MONSTER! I told my dad I had never seen a person that big in my life!
1sababoy 2 years ago 2
when csonka goes on safari, the lions roll up their windows
Jumbo0225 2 years ago 3
ZONK!
LOseIDon 2 years ago 3
As vicious of a hit Roy Winston put on Larry Csonka, Csonka still came back into that game.
crcracker1 2 years ago 3
now this was football
brzybabey 2 years ago 3
run run run run run run pass run run run...those were the days. Take me back to the early 70's I just want to be a kid again.
brads62 2 years ago
the dolphins as a team ran for 2000 yards a season from '70-'74 and were like 37-2 in the orange bowl at home including the playoffs during those years
timjumper7 2 years ago
not being able to touch a receiver after the first 5 yards and the 16 game schedule really opened up the passing stats,look them up before the 1978 season and after up until now,there is big difference in the qb touchdowns,like 150 to 200 tds was good then the way 200 and up is good now for a qb over a career
timjumper7 2 years ago
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timjumper7 2 years ago
those '70-'74 dolphins teams were my favorite as a kid
timjumper7 2 years ago 2
They must've changed him to fullback because he was drafted as a running back.
90EMC 2 years ago
Csonka was a machine!
getback9691 2 years ago 2
larry csonka was the only man to get a penalty called against him while he was running the ball. he got a unnecessary roughness call for knocking out the buffalo bills safety by hitting him with his forearm
achsfootball2009 2 years ago 12
Shula went nuts over that. He's was on the sideline going ballistic
TheBackstopDOTnet 2 years ago
@achsfootball2009 thats awesome lol
DrRockso99 1 year ago
youtube used to have that clip but for whatever reason they took it off. whoever that back was he got KTFO by a Csonka elbow to the head. i wish whoever had that video would repost it.
ant240 1 year ago
@achsfootball2009 broke his fucking jaw too
qw27 1 year ago
@achsfootball2009 You can watch that play here on youtube...it's at America's Game
-the 1972 Miami Dolphins- 1 of 3. It starts at about the 11:25 min. mark.
dolfangirl1 1 year ago
@achsfootball2009 And it was right in front of Shula who was screaming "THAT'S A GREAT HIT GREAT HIT!" by that time the flag flew by and Shula thought it was on the tackler and saw it being marked against the Dolphins. He said "you're going the wrong way." and the ref said "no I'm not, look what 39 did to that poor tackler.". And that quick Shula went bonkers on Csonka.
HaloElitesrule 10 months ago
Note that at 0:40 Pat Fischer uses his "quick feet" to trip Csonka in SBVII. Csonka got even with Fischer a little bit later in the game at 1:25, however.
65tosspowertrap 2 years ago
magyar isten:):)
rockmaster33 2 years ago 2
m/43 Longtime Dolphin fan, Csonka is my all time favorite back.
honvetops 2 years ago 8
Thanks
hamzygasse 2 years ago
yeah i was thinking that because i mnot the fastest but im not slow and im decently big so im gunna go out for fullback freshmen year and do things kind of like Csonka , THanks
hamzygasse 2 years ago
Yes, give it your best shot. Keep us posted.
Regards.
6400az 2 years ago
Yeah Well Freshmen football doesnt start until this summer and all we do is lift wieghts in the summer i heard so any work outs i should start doing now or any tips . i would appreciate it . : )
hamzygasse 2 years ago
How fast was larry ?
hamzygasse 2 years ago
Well, he was'nt a speed deamon. But he was so big, that he seemed slower than slow. Incredibly the man could actually motor though. Somehow, every once in a while, he'd break a long one. The 49 yarder against the Redskins in SB VII, or the one against the Chiefs @ 4:58 in the playoffs ,to name a few.
He was also quick, look at his move @5:11. Or the one @ 5:32, also during another long run.
This from a man weighing in excess of at least 250.
6400az 2 years ago
For the best :
Maybe I Should'nt Make this Tackle Award.
I nominate Viking safety Jeff Wright # 23.
Watch him pull up at the last second ( towards Csonkas' right knee near the goal line ) at about 2:13 .
6400az 2 years ago
I think it should go to number 22 of the Cardinals at about 5:21.
bjchit 2 years ago
@bjchit Well, at least # 22 , Roger Wherli, got in his way and made contact. Not very succesful but, better than Jeff Wrights' effort.
6400az 2 years ago
Yea, but then when he gets a chance to tackle him again, he just pulls back, and then stands there and lets the other guys bring him down.
bjchit 2 years ago
@bjchit No big deal friend, I hear what your saying. But if we are both talking about #,Roger Wherli, then were seeing two different things.
Wherli makes contact and gets blown away a few yards, but then he runs back, and does in fact participate in the tackle. Jeff Wright did'nt do any of those . Take another look at both videos.
6400az 2 years ago
You can see him pull his arm back on the second try to tackle him, then piles on when Csonka was heading to the ground. But I suppose we could just give him the "Had To Learn The Hard Way" Award.
bjchit 2 years ago
@bjchit Yep, a Paul Krause type of tackle. I guess we can give both Wherli and Wright ( and many ohters) a few "Get the Hell Out of Zonks' way award !!
We break even on this one , whatta you say .....
6400az 2 years ago
Definitely my favorite Dolphin back of all time. The night they retired his jersey he said on Monday night against the Bears in '02, "When you ran behind men with hearts this big (arms extended) and asses this wide (arms REALLY extended), it was an easy thing to do!" I was roaring!
Oh how Marino could have used a Larry Csonka instead of SAMMIE SMITH!
vccstudents 2 years ago 3
csonka had class never saw him spike a ball,argue a call or talk trash on the feild he had his own way of responding,a nice stiffarm to the defenders facemask
tsierfeld 2 years ago 4
Yeah, Miami had some real classy players back then. Dick Anderson did'nt
try to cripple recievers & Warfield did'nt
resort to stickum to reach the Hall of Fame. Bob Griese could have set a TD
record against St.Louis in 1977 when he
threw 6 TDs...instead he let Don Strock
come in for the final quarter & gain some
experience.
dolfangirl1 2 years ago 4
Very good point! Shula was a class act! In my opinion (call me crazy) Warfield was the best receiver of all time - 20 yds per catch and was awesome blocker! I remember watching that St Louis game, Griese was like a machine!
TheBackstopDOTnet 2 years ago 2
Csonka and Bronko Nagurski are considered the prototype fullbacks in the history of the NFL. Csonka also played RB at times.
hardcorehouse 2 years ago 3
man i miss these days of the NFL.... not quite 3 yards and a cloud of dust, but plenty of power running...... The last RB that I can think played like this had to be The Bus..... Brandon jacobs tries, but it just dont work like it did for these guys.... Now with all the rules the NFL is making to make the pass easier, i fear I'll never see running like this again...
dresendezz 2 years ago
Csonka was a running back. not full back
DerekWilsson 2 years ago
**Look at the hit he put s on Cardinals Roger Wehrli # 22 at 5:22.
**Now look at the safer way to takle Zonk as demostrated by Patriots John Outlaw at 5:36.
Never seen defenders explode off a ball carrier like they did with Csonka.
Big, blustery and fearless, now add some velocity....the man was lethal !!
6400az 2 years ago 4
Imagine Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little and Larry Csonka. All of them attended Syracuse which was running back U in 1960's. Little should be in the HOF and saved the Denver Broncos franchise from moving out of Colorado. let's not forget Tom Coughlin, coach of the Giants who was a wide reciever on those 'Cuse teams with Csonka and Little.
ethurst2 2 years ago
Larry is a great person on and off the field!
bronzesel 2 years ago 4
lolz he just powers over people, he has no juke style, or fakes or anything....couldn't even compare him to Payton, or any other black running back....
bnote1990 2 years ago
You don't compare Csonka to guys like
that, you put 'em in the same backfield
like Miami did with him & Mercury Morris.
What you're left with is an unstoppable
rushing attack.
dolfangirl1 2 years ago
correct - 1972 (14 games) - Csonka 1,117 yds, Morris 1,000 yds, Kiick 521 yds, Ginn 142 yds
TheBackstopDOTnet 2 years ago 2
was he a fullback or just a running back
simba383 2 years ago
Fullback!
Chubzdoomer 2 years ago
Love the music that runs between 1:35 and 2:00.
vanni9283 2 years ago 2
The era of the NFL fullback ended in the 1980's with the evolution of the passing game. A fullback might get lucky to get his hands on the ball maybe once a game. Csonka was a TRUE fullback that preferred to run over you instead of around you.
ethurst2 2 years ago 3
The golden age...Wheres the Howard Cosell of today ?
theflorgeormix 2 years ago 2
the last great white running back
tmcfootball96 2 years ago
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Dude, John Riggins is the best white running back of all time, he was the only white running back that got over 10,000 yards in his career. Larry Csonka may have been the last great white fullback, if that's what you mean, but dude, you forgot about Mike Alstott.
LqrDrnkr757 2 years ago
Dawg, Mike Alstott was almost 30 years later. Csonka is the school to follow if you wanna be a real fullback.
Gordittle 2 years ago
Dude...........
Mike Alstott simply isn't in the same category as Conka or Riggins.
6400az 2 years ago
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ohhh man football used to suck
REDFOLKEYES 2 years ago
Wrong. Football used to rule, and it was played by men, not those skirt wearing panzies like Tom Brady or Ted Ginn.
bjchit 2 years ago
Thank You! That's all I'm gonna say
TheBackstopDOTnet 2 years ago
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haha i love when people say "men" because they're talking about beerdrinking obese people that arent fast enough to juke or spin. and tom brady... hmmmm he has 50 td passes and won 3 super bowls in 4 years.... he's such a pansy...yeah..
StupidGopher 2 years ago
I see you're living up to the first part of your name. First off, Csonka wasn't obese or slow by any standards. In fact they regularly ran sweeps using #39. When I mean men, I mean guys who aren't afraid to get hit, like Csonka or Butkus or Montana or Marino. Meanwhile, anytime someone comes close to Tom Brady, he's demanding a flag be thrown. Why do you think that Rodney Harrison told him to take off the skirt? With the help of some underhanded coaching and shady officating.
bjchit 2 years ago
Don't confuse brute strength, with that fat ass gut of yours.
1. Brady is simply just a piece in the Patriots system. For example, Matt Cassel took that team 11-5 last year.
2. His 50 yard touchdown season is a fluke. He fed the ball to Moss. He will not come close to that again.
3. Patriots defense won all of those championships.
4. THEY CHEATED, spying on / video taping the opposition since 2001*-2007*.
Remember 18 and 1* ? I'm sure ya do.
Jikk 2 years ago 3
We all know what a bull he was, and how he ran over people. But for a a man his size and his lumbering style. I find it amazing how many fairly long runs he broke.
6400az 2 years ago 9
damn at 5:17 he knew that hit was coming....
Gondorcon 2 years ago
Starting at about 2:03 ...count the yards he drags Carl Eller.
6400az 2 years ago 9
Notice at about 1:19. Just as Csonka is about to be tackled ( maybe) Redskins DB Roosevelt Taylor , comes in to help out. Instead he misses Csonka and crashes into his own man, thus allowing for the long run.
6400az 2 years ago 3
Syracuse was running back U in the 1960's. Look at this list of running backs .
Best of The Orange
Jim Brown (1954-56) Enough said
Ernie Davis (1959-61) Really good
Jim Nance (1962-64) A Bruiser
Floyd Little (1964-66) J. brown said that he was the best. Little saved the Broncos from moving out of Denver.
Larry Csonka (1965-67) Brute force running back.
Oh yeah, believe it or not...Tom Coughlin
ethurst2 2 years ago
Larry was tall for a running back--6'3 and Decon Jones said Larry was listed at 235 but was more around 260 pounds
CypressVillain128 2 years ago 7
no he was actually near 240 pounds, he was just a hard hitting fullback. Kinda like Jim Brown, and Brown was only 230, maybe a little less than that.
LqrDrnkr757 2 years ago
oh tru---We know Bettis was listed at 256 but they say at the tip of training camp he was close to 280 pounds 1 season
CypressVillain128 2 years ago
Notice against the Redskins, Csonkas' and Grieses' jerseys don't have arm stripes.
Couple other players too.
6400az 2 years ago
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6400az 2 years ago
Csonka would rather look for someone to hit & run over, rather than go out of bounds. I felt sorry for those poor DB's, like during SB VII, when he just ran over Pat Fischer and knocked him clear out of the picture!
grayrider1862 2 years ago 6
kool
a7xdudeluver1 2 years ago
The Roy Winston hit on Csonka is footballs' equivalent of the Rocky Marciano KO punch on Joe Walcott.
I know there where many, we see them on ESPN and NFL FIlms all the time ...the Tatum hit on Sammy White ie.
Delivered by one of the least known of the Purple People Eaters, this hit was beyond brutal. AND, this WAS Csonka who was bigger.
Zonk sure did get even in Superbowl VIII though.Never will I forget Vikings linebackers( including Winston ) violently exploding off him.
6400az 2 years ago 2
@6400az The Winston hit was maybe the only time Zonk got blown up.
65tosspowertrap 1 year ago
@65tosspowertrap
Agree, never saw Csonka take a huge hit, not even close. There are better, more impressive TV -type hits. But Winstons' was as devastatiing a shot one can deliver.
6400az 1 year ago
It must have been a nightmare plaing Csonka, he just battered the defenders and kept on going, he is one of the toughest ever
MBjarno 2 years ago 5
thats how a white man runs the ball.
nighthawkdline74 2 years ago
Saw Csonka play many times in the 70s.
You really had to feel sorry for DBs if they had to go one on one since he made it a point to hit them as hard as possible.
He admitted that he hated those guys more than any others.
jp28hc 2 years ago 4
You saw him in the Orange Bowl. I saw him there a couple of time too.
6400az 2 years ago
BEAST
drew8235 2 years ago
now 4:05 ...DATS RAW...
Gondorcon 2 years ago
Where is the footage of Roy Winston (Vikings) in a 1972 game practically cutting in half Csonka on one the most grotesque tackles captured on film. Csonka literally crawled off the field, Csonka thought his back was broken....
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gmlorusso 2 years ago
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6400az 2 years ago
@gmlorusso That was the only time I saw Zonk get blown up. He was back in the game shortly thereafter. They scored the winning touchdown by faking the ball to him and throwing to Mandich.
65tosspowertrap 1 year ago