DENVER – Floyd Little, the great running back who starred at Syracuse and for the Denver Broncos, has died.
He was 78. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said he died Friday night at his home in Nevada. No cause was given.“Floyd Little was not only a Hall of Fame running back, he was a Hall of Fame person,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said. “Faith, family and football were the pillars of his life.” Little was a three-time All-American at Syracuse, where he wore No.
44 like Jim Brown and Ernie Davis before him. From 1964-66, he ran for 2,704 yards and 46 touchdowns. A native of New Haven, Connecticut, he was the sixth overall pick in the 1967 AFL-NFL draft.