Floyd Little

Little led American Professional Football in rushing for the six-year period from 1968 to 1973. He retired as the 7th leading rusher in Professional Football history with 6,323 yards rushing and 54 touchdowns. As a Denver Broncos, Little was team captain in his rookie season and in his final season.

Little was one of the first players selected for the Broncos' Ring of Fame in 1984. He was the first Bronco to win the rushing title in the new AFC in 1970 with 901 yards and the following year he became the first Bronco to eclipse 1,000 yards, gaining 1,133 to lead the NFL. Little was the first player to lead his conference in rushing for a last place team and the 13th player ever in professional football to rush for at least 1,000 yards in one season. He was an American Football League All-Star in 1968, named first-team "All-AFL" in 1969, and made the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl in 1970, 1971 and 1973. At 5'10" and 195 pounds, Little was the smallest back to lead the league in rushing since World War II. He led the league in combined yards in 1967 & 68 and was the only player to return punts for TDs in both seasons. From 1968 to 1973 he led the NFL in Rushing and Yards from Scrimmage (rushing and receiving). Little was voted "Running Back of the year" in 1972 by the Professional Football Writers of America, and was 1 of just 7 players to total more than 100 yards (104) per game.

He was the 7th leading rusher in NFL history when he was admitted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010, while the first six rushers were already in the Hall of Fame. This was typical of players who played in the American Football League (1960–1969), whom are under-represented in the Hall of Fame. In 2009 Little was a finalist for induction into the Hall of Fame. He was voted in on February 6, 2010, his induction took place in Canton, OH on August 7, 2010. Little was the first Bronco to have his jersey number "44" retired.