Little Returns As Honorary Captain
10/9/2007 3:31:39 PM | Football
Three-time All-American and 1966 ECAC Player of the Year, Floyd Little, will serve as the honorary captain for the Orange football squad during the October 13th game against Rutgers (12:00 p.m., ESPN Regional). Adding to the legacy of the celebrated number 44 jersey, Little holds the Orange record for career touchdowns (46) and career punts returned for touchdowns (6). He finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting both this junior and senior years. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.
As an honorary captain representing the history and tradition of SU football, Little will address the team, participate in the Quad Walk and accompany the Orange captains Jameel McClain and Taj Smith for the coin toss.
Playing from 1964 to 1966, Little amassed 2,704 yards and 35 touchdowns on the ground. During his junior season, he became the first Syracuse back to run for more than 1,000 yards, gaining 1,065 on 193 carries for a 5.5 average. That same season he returned a career-high three punts for scores, including a school-record 95-yarder, and became the second Syracuse student-athlete to gain more than 2,000 all-purpose yards.
Little was drafted in the first round of the 1967 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. The five-time Pro Bowler accumulated 6,323 rushing yards and 43 touchdowns in nine seasons. He also had 2,418 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.
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