 Alright everybody, what is going on? Welcome back to another video. Today's video we're going to be looking at the original Marchion Lynch beast mode apparently. His name is Larry Sonka and he was a bruiser. KTO has brought out a video about him. It's a name that I've been requested a lot so we're about to watch it. Without further ado let's get into meet the original Marchion Lynch beast mode, Larry Sonka. We should just do a little bit of research. The last guy I looked at was Julio Jones, I hope you enjoyed that one. Let's just get his age for a start. Lawrence Richard Sonka, born December 25th 1946, former professional American football fallback. I like the sound of that and was inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame. With Miami Dolphins, he was a member of their perfect season in 1972 and won Super Bowl Championships in 72 and 73. The Dolphins had a perfect season? I thought that had never happened before. What have we got here? One of six children, he was born in the Akron suburb in Stowe, Ohio where he was raised on a farm by his Hungarian family. Six foot three as a fallback, nearly 240 pounds. He went in the 1968 draft, round number one, pick number eight. He played for the Dolphins from 68 to 74, the Memphis Southmen in 75, the New York Giants 76 to 78 and back to the Miami Dolphins in 1979. I assume he may have gone back to the Dolphins to retire a Dolphin, possibly. Sonka became a running back by accident. Because of his size, he played defensive end on the varsity team as a sophomore. In the last game that year, he was sent in as a substitute on the kickoff return team. The ball just happened to go to him and he took off running with it. Wrote Sonka and I quote, I ran over two tacklers before I realized what I was doing. I didn't score or save the game, but I got a tremendous feeling carrying the ball. I know exactly how you feel, buddy. I was thrashing around trying to run six ways at once. I loved it. I knew then that I wanted to run with the ball. Man, I feel you brother. Even so, the next year Sonka had a tough time before the start of the season convincing his teammates and coaches that he could play running back. They said that he was too big and too slow. Although there were doubts about his abilities, he did well in the first game of the season. He went to Syracuse. He played middle linebacker his first season before switching to fullback from 65 to 67 where he was named an All-American. In his three seasons he rushed for a school record 2,934 yards, rushed for 100 yards in 14 different games and averaged 4.9 yards per carry. Give it to Sonka, he'll just get you down the field. He ranked 9th and 5th in the nation in rushing each year. He was the most valuable player in the East West Shrine game, the Hula Bowl and the College All-Star game. In 89 he was enshrined to the College Football Hall of Fame. He signed a three-year contract after being draft that paid him a signing bonus of 34,000 equivalent to 239,000 in 2017 and a car and a salary of 20,000. Then 25,000 then 30,000 each year. His pro career got off to a shaky start. In the fifth game he was knocked out and suffered a concussion where he hit his head on the ground during a tackle. And you know what, that's all we're going to read guys. Let's get into KTO, the original beast mode. Can't wait. So Marshall Lynch is a special player, well deserving of his nickname beast mode. Larry Zonka did one thing that I don't think beast mode, let alone anyone will ever do again in the NFL. Larry Zonka is the only player ever to be penalized for knocking a player unconscious while running the ball. In a New York Times article it said, in a game against the Buffalo Bills in 1970, he knocked out a safety jar with a full-on shot. The dude loved her on the ball, but it wasn't scoring that motivated him. It was dropping his head and punishing the Oh, no wonder he got concussed. Oh, 10 broken noses, he's a fucking joke. Oh, Jesus. Of course he was hard to bring down. Oh, I would not have wanted to take him. Wow. Look at that moustache. He was also an excellent blocker. What's interesting, it's actually an accident that Larry Zonka even became a fullback. Going back to his high school days, because of his size, he played defensive end as a sophomore. In the last game of the year, he was sent in as a substitute on the kickoff return team, and the ball just happened to go to him. I see what you're doing, KTO. And this is what Zonka said happened. I ran over two tacklers before I realized what I was doing. I didn't score or save the game, but I got a tremendous feeling in carrying the ball. I was thrashing around trying to run six ways at once. I loved it. I knew then that I wanted to run with the ball. He went on to play as college ball at Syracuse, where he still convinced to put him in the backfield because of his size. After his freshman year of being on the defensive side, they gave him a chance at fullback, and three seasons later, he wasn't all-american and broke multiple school records held by a list of guys that included Ernie Davis and Jim Brown. In 1968, Jim Brown did in the first round by the Miami Dolphins. You will probably never see another fullback drafted in the first round, which is mostly due to the evolution of the game and the limited use of a fullback as far as carrying the ball. Here's a pretty funny story during his rookie year. So according to the Sports Nation article, when he was a rookie, the veterans of the team forced him to stand up on a chair, and he would sing a song while people threw jello at him. And Zonka said, that lasted about two days, and then I didn't want to get up on the chair anymore. I told everyone, if you want to put me on the chair, you're going to have to earn it. And that was the end of that. As far as his career goes, Zonka was featured in one of the most successful running back by committee offenses ever. They ran a split end offense with Zonka in the middle. They handed it to either him, Jim Kick, or Mercury and Morris. Zonka and Morris were the first to not slow. Was that nose broken 10 times? Really? Zonk, if you want a date, get in shape. Shape, I'm solid steel. Uh-uh, shik shape, Zonk, shik shape. Shik razors. Get number two, get your face in shape, shape. Click in shik super two, the only twin blaze Teflon going for incredibly comfortable close shapes. Great shape, Zonk. That's shape, shape. Zonka and his teammates had reached the pinnacle of success in the NFL, with the defeated season, two Super Bowls in a row, and the 32 and two record over two years. In March 1974, Larry Zonka, Jim Kick, and Paul Warfield decided to say goodbye to the NFL and sign contracts to play in the newly created world of football needed. Right, that was the Memphis. So the WFL had quite the nicknames for their teams. The Southern California Sun, the Birmingham Americans, the Florida Blazers, the Hawaiians, but the best one of all might be the one that these guys actually played for. All three of them signed with the team in Memphis. I just got to give props for the creativity in the team's name, the Memphis Southman. But get this, the team was originally from Toronto and their team name was the Black. When the franchise moved south, the team owner was like, hey, Southman, it only makes sense. The people of Memphis really didn't like that name, but the owner didn't want to change it. So I guess for the fans, he randomly stuck a grizzly bear on the helmet. Even though the official team name was still the Southman. Yeah, this league fell apart. Isn't it the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA? Real quick. This league overall was just a weird story. Elvis Presley was involved, they tried to sue the NFL. I mean, it has real potential to be a video. But after the league folded, Zonka and his teammates went back to the NFL, and Zonka played a few years on the Giants before eventually going back to Miami and retiring his Hall of Fame career as a Dolphin. Like I said in the beginning, Zonka is the definition of a football player. His attitude is everything you want. That honestly seems rare nowadays. He's a beast. He's willing to do anything to win. And at the end of the day, he understands that no matter how dominant you are, football is still a team game. What makes you most proud of your Hall of Fame career? My teammates. I didn't get in here by myself. This is my favorite quote. That's awesome. I love it. You're going to score or somebody's gonna have to kill me. Absolute beast. I love that. That was my first look at Larry Zonka, guys. I hope you enjoyed. I hope you enjoyed the green screen. I pray to God that it works. It should work. It looks pretty green, but you guys will know. So anyways, if you have enjoyed it, please hit that like button. If you want to subscribe, please do. And I'll see you guys back here very soon. Peace out, everybody.