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Promises to keep : my inspired run from Syracuse to Denver to the hall / by Floyd Little with Tom Mackie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Little, Floyd, 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Football players--United States--Biography.
- Football players.
- Denver Broncos (Football team)--History.
- Denver Broncos (Football team).
- Little, Floyd, 1942-.
- Little, Floyd.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Triumph Books, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This autobiography traces the life of Floyd Little who was raised in poverty in New Haven, Connecticut, was bowlegged, sent off to military school, and told his IQ was too low to even consider college. He overcame those obstacles to become a three-time All-American football player at Syracuse University and one of the best NFL running backs of his era with the Denver Broncos. After football, he earned a law degree and ran a successful automobile dealership for more than 25 years. In Promises to Keep, Floyd Little reflects on a lifetime of beating the odds and achieving excellence on and off the field. He shares his memories from his record-setting seasons at Syracuse and in Denver and reflects on his long, unconventional road to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Dedication; contents; Foreword by Tom Coughlin; Preface by Gary Smith; Acknowledgments; Introduction by Marc Little; Chapter 1: The Beginning; Chapter 2: Prep School; Chapter 3: Syracuse University; Chapter 4: Welcome to the Broncos!; Chapter 5: The Lou Saban Years; Chapter 6: John Ralston and the Rah-Rah Broncos; Chapter 7: Cast of Characters; Chapter 8: A New Winning Altitude; Chapter 9: The AFC West and Other Hazardous Teams; Chapter 10: More Memorable Games and Plays; Chapter 11: Mile High Sendoff; Chapter 12: Positively Old School
- Chapter 13: Super Bowls and the Final, Final Game at Mile HighChapter 14: Broncos Fans, the World's Greatest; Chapter 15: Finally, Canton!; Chapter 16: Coming Back Home to Syracuse; Sources; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61749-988-9
- 1-61749-986-2
- OCLC:
- 810931705
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