Happy Birthday to Larry Csonka.................

[bluzman61]

The Hall of Fame running back turns 76 years of age today. Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[gipper]

He was amazing. Big and somewhat fast for his time.

Tackling Zonk was “like trying to catch a runaway truck on an incline. … There’s no way,” said Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Joe Greene.
Zonk rushed for 8,081 career yards with a majority of his 1,891 carries between the tackles. A typical run gained 4 or 5 yards and ended in a pile of bodies.

“I liked that style. I won’t hide that. I preferred to run inside. … It was kind of fun to meet (the defenders) head-on,” Zonk said.