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  Larry Csonka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Larry formed a great relationship with running back Jim Kiick and the two were referred to as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Csonka was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 and his #39 was retired by the Miami Dolphins in 2002.
Csonka was also an analyst on the popular syndicated show American Gladiators from 1990-1993.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larry_Csonka   (975 words)

  
 Larry Csonka       Capitol City Speakers Bureau
Larry Csonka and power running became synonymous in the NFL of the 1970's.
Larry Csonka has a tremendous story to tell and backs it up with a warm sincere approach that will have listeners on the edge of their seats.
Larry Csonka is more than a retired football player; he is a legend.
www.capcityspeakers.com /speakers/Csonka.htm   (303 words)

  
 STERLING INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS BUREAU - Larry Csonka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Larry has a tremendous story to tell and backs it up with a warm sincere approach that will have listeners on the edge of their seats.
Csonka currently resides at his home in Florida and maintains a farm in Ohio where he is constructing a sports complex which includes a USSSA sanctioned softball complex, driving range facility, probeach volleyball and basketball courts.
Larry will always open with an introduction of himself, then go on to tell a little about his background, childhood and family, what led him to the game of football - followed by humorous stories of his life and experiences in the NFL.
www.sterlingspeakers.com /csonka.htm   (1110 words)

  
 Hall of Famer Larry Csonka Rescued in Bering Sea » Outside The Beltway | OTB
Larry Csonka, a star running back for the Miami Dolphins in the 1970s, was rescued by helicopter while filming an outdoor sports show in the Bering Sea.
NFL Hall of Famer Larry Csonka was among six people plucked by helicopter from a stranded boat during a harrowing rescue in the Bering Sea, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Csonka was part of a group returning from filming a hunting trip on an isolated island about 100 miles west of Unalaska on Wednesday when their 28-foot boat encountered bad weather.
www.outsidethebeltway.com /archives/11963   (535 words)

  
 Larry Csonka Biography
Csonka earned the MVP award of the Dolphins' Super Bowl VIII victory over the Minnesota Vikings by rushing 33 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns.
Csonka also travels the country visiting various clubs and corporations as a Sports Humor/Motivational Speaker, operating within his own company known as Csonka Promotions, Inc. His speeches are laced with humor and dramatic personal experiences, and have been well received by some of the nation's top companies.
Csonka currently resides at his home in Oak Hill, Florida and maintains a farm in Lisbon, Ohio where he has constructed "Csonka's Country Night Spot and Outdoor Entertainment Complex" which includes a USSSA sanctioned softball complex, and pro-beach volleyball courts.
www.larrycsonka.com /bio   (548 words)

  
 Keynote Speakers Inc. Larry Csonka: "Larry Csonka" and "power running&q   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Larry Csonka and halfback Jim Kiick were affectionately known as “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” and were key players in the Dolphins’ perfect 17-0-0 season in 1972.
Larry Csonka continues to work in the public eye as host and producer of the outdoor adventure series, North to Alaska, which is sponsored by NAPA.
Larry stays busy traveling the country visiting various clubs and corporations as a sports/humor/motivational speaker, operating within his own company, Csonka Promotions, Inc. Larry Csonka has a tremendous story to tell and backs it up with his warm, sincere approach that has audiences on the edge of their seats.
www.keynotespeakers.com /speaker_detail.asp?id=270   (522 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - SI Online - SI Flashback: The Blood and Thunder Boys - Tuesday July 09, 2002 12:10 PM
Csonka actively, vigorously objects to the notion that a brutish football player is necessarily a brute.
Larry remembers that his father made him hoe beans "until I wanted to hit him with the hoe," and as punishment kneel on corncobs, and that he and his brother slept in a rough board attic where it was so cold "I could watch my breath go the length of the room.
Larry weighed 150 when he was 12, and by the time he was a high school junior, he had tried every position, including quarterback.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/nfl/features/dolphins/flashbacks/080772   (4137 words)

  
 IGN: Larry Csonka Interview
Add one more accolade to Csonka's resume, though, as he's not only been selected as one of the elite legends in the game NFL Street, he dominates the asphalt as easily as he dominated the gridiron in the 70's.
Larry Csonka: Just as a lot of great basketball players used to shoot hoops in the street, a lot of the football players you see today started their careers playing ball in the streets as well.
Larry Csonka: I was backing up to cover a pass and a stop sign got in the way.
sports.ign.com /articles/474/474474p1.html   (641 words)

  
 Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame
Larry Csonka, a classic 6-3, 235-pound line-smashing fullback, provided the major rushing thrust in the Miami Dolphins' vaunted ball-control offense when the team was dominating the National Football League in the early 1970s.
Larry wound up his 11-year career with 8,081 yards rushing and added 820 yards on 106 pass receptions.
Csonka, who was born in Stow, Ohio, on December 25, 1946, startled the pro football world by playing out his option with Miami in 1974 and then joining the Memphis' Southmen of the World Football League.
www.profootballhof.com /hof/member.jsp?player_id=50   (362 words)

  
 The All-Star Agency - Larry Csonka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Larry also stays busy traveling the country visiting various clubs and corporations as a Sports Humor/Motivational speaker, operating within his own company known as Csonka Promotions, Inc.
Csonka currently resides at his home in Oak Hill, Florida and maintains a farm in Lisbon, Ohio where he is constructing a sports complex which includes a USSSA sanctioned softball complex, driving range facility, probeach volleyball and basketball courts.
"Larry Csonka was articulate, enjoyable, with infectious enthusiasm and the rare ability to tell a good story.
www.allstaragency.com /cgi-bin/speaker2001.asp?ID=308   (1071 words)

  
 SI.com - Writers - Richard Deitsch: Q&A: Larry Csonka - Wednesday November 23, 2005 10:16AM
Csonka, 58, is the host of OLN's Hunting for the Holidays, which premieres on Dec. 1 and runs throughout the month.
Csonka: What I learned in football was that fellas who lose their head lose the game.
Csonka: When I was four to five years old my family would take me out pheasant and rabbit hunting in rural Ohio, outside of the Stow area.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2005/writers/richard_deitsch/11/23/qa.csonka   (2281 words)

  
 LARRY CSONKA - Speaker for topics ofMotivation, Sports Celebrity, Humor, Teamwork   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Larry Csonka's stellar career as an NFL fullback, specifically with the powerhouse Miami Dolphins of the early 1970's, culminated in his election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
Larry's motivational sports speeches are laced with humor and dramatic personal experiences.
Larry will always open with an introduction of himself, then go on to tell a little about his background, childhood and family, how he ended up playing football - followed by humorous stories of his life and experiences in the NFL.
www.floridaspeakers.com /csonka.html   (397 words)

  
 1974 Larry Csonka Super Bowl VIII MVP Presentational Game Ball.
This utterly unique Super Bowl VIII game-used football was intended for presentation to MVP Larry Csonka of the victorious Miami Dolphins in celebration of his phenomenal performance in the 24-7 rout of the Minnesota Vikings.
Aside from the obvious, this ball is extremely meaningful for several considerations: Game-used balls from early Super Bowls are virtually nonexistent in the hobby; additionally, dark overcast weather conditions shadowing Houston's Rice Stadium that day necessitated use of this rare NFL white-striped night ball.
Csonka never reported to the Dolphins camp and never took possession of this trophy ball.
www.americanmemorabilia.com /Auction_Item.asp?auction_id=3325   (295 words)

  
 IGN: NFL Street Legend: Larry Csonka
Larry Csonka ran through so many defenders, he introduced the verb Zonk into everyday vocabulary, and by piling up linebackers like a bulldozer on his way to paydirt, Csonka earned the admiration, respect, and awe of fans and peers alike.
The 6,736 yards Csonka compiled on the ground for the Dolphins still stands as the team's all-time best, and now that the Zonk is being heard on the virtual fields of Street, gamers will watch as the former fin puts the smash back in smash mouth football.
When Csonka hits the hole, the defense will wish they were still wearing their helmets.
sports.ign.com /articles/446/446348p1.html   (613 words)

  
 Csonka,Larry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Csonka, Larry 1976 NYG 160 569 3.6 13 4 6 0 39 6.5 14 0 608
Csonka, Larry 1977 NYG 134 464 3.5 31 1 2 0 20 10.0 14 0 484
Csonka, Larry 1978 NYG 91 311 3.4 12 6 7 0 73 10.4 23 0 384
www.sportsattic.com /nfldatabase/Csonka,Larry.html   (183 words)

  
 Fishing with Zonk: Larry Csonka in Alaska
Larry Csonka was the first round draft pick of the Miami Dolphins in 1968.
Csonka’s importance to the game of football was exemplified when he was elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
Csonka currently resides at his home in Oak Hill, Florida and maintains a farm in Lisbon, Ohio where he has Csonka’s Country Night Spot and Outdoor Entertainment.
www.fishalaskamagazine.com /archives/2005/305_zonk.htm   (1528 words)

  
 River Blue's MiST - The Final Sacrifice - Who is Larry Csonka?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
If you're like me and you don't follow sports, you may not have first understood all the Larry Csonka (pronounced "Zonka") references Mike and the bots supplied for us.
As we all know Mystery Science Theater 3000 is rich with references to all sorts of aspects of our culture, and this is one that went over my head, so I did some research on the web.
Basically, Larry Csonka is well-known for playing with the Miami Dolphins football team during the 1970s.
www.riverblue.com /mst3k/finalsacrifice/larrycsonka.html   (177 words)

  
 Larry Csonka
Larry Csonka Captures Spirit of Alaska in New 'NORTH TO ALASKA' on TNN.
QandA Larry Csonka: The NFL Hall of Fame running back, 58, is the host of OLN's Hunting for the Holidays, which premieres on Dec. 1.(Scorecard)(Brief Article)(Interview)
DIRECTV and Food Network Match Former Miami Dolphins' Coach Don Shula and Super Bowl Champion Larry Csonka with Distinguished Chefs in ``Ready...Set...Cook!''.
www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0749937.html   (262 words)

  
 Super Bowl MVPs - SuperBowl.com - Official website of Super Bowl XL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Powerful running back Larry Csonka powered Miami to its second consecutive Super Bowl championship, a 24-7 victory over Minnesota.
Csonka carried the ball 33 times for 145 yards, a Super Bowl record at the time.
Csonka's 5-yard touchdown run in the first quarter capped off a 62-yard drive and opened the scoring for the Dolphins.
www.superbowl.com /history/mvps/game/sbviii   (236 words)

  
 Larry Csonka - Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau
Larry continues to work in the "public eye" as host and producer of two outdoor adventure programs.
He currently hosts and produces Stihl's North to Alaska and NAPA's Csonka Outdoors, which air on OLN (The Outdoor Life Network).
Larry also stays busy traveling the country visiting various clubs and corporations as a Sports Humor/Motivational speaker, operating within his own company known as Csonka Promotions, Inc. Larry Csonka has a tremendous story to tell and backs it up with a warm sincere approach that will have listeners on the edge of their seats.
www.leadingauthorities.com /3209/Larry_Csonka.htm   (304 words)

  
 Larry Csonka's Alaska fishing trip to Tanaku Lodge - Elfin Cove, Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As a youngster growing up during the late-60's I was an avid football fan and, without a doubt, one of my all-time favorites was Larry Csonka.
Larry is everything I thought he would be, and then some.
Larry is a great outdoorsman and an extremely nice man! We all enjoyed having him and his film crew to our Alaska Lodge and hope he will return soon.
www.tanaku.com /Csonka.htm   (172 words)

  
 ESPN Outdoors -- Csonka reportedly rescued from Bering Sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska —; Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Csonka was among six people plucked by helicopter from a stranded boat during a harrowing rescue in the Bering Sea, a newspaper reported Sunday.
It was tense," the 58-year-old Csonka told the newspaper Saturday in a phone interview from a hotel in Unalaska.
Csonka, his partner Audrey Bradshaw, film crew members John Dietrich and Rich Larson, and Thomas McCay, the guide for the hunt, were taping the event for the show "North to Alaska" when the weather worsened.
www.espn.go.com /outdoors/hunting/news/2005/0914/2161418.html   (332 words)

  
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 Larry Csonka Professional Speaker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As a Miami Dolphins player Larry Csonka charged so tenaciously through defenses that his name became a household word and his nickname, Zonk, became a new American verb.
Larry has a tremendous story and backs it up with a warm sincere approach that will have listeners on the edge of their seats.
Larry Csonka will speak about the game, the players, coaching and starring moments of a great career.
www.eaglestalent.com /speaker-bureau,425,presenter,Athletes-Football-Motivation-Larry-Csonka,speaker.asp   (113 words)

  
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 NZPWI - Gimme Five with Special Guest 411Mania's Larry Csonka
Larry Csonka is the 28 year old Wrestling Editor of 411mania.com, one of the world's top pro-wrestling news websites.
A husband, father, church choir director and music teacher, Csonka most recently helped organise a benefit for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in North Carolina that raised over US$900 and many other supplies for the victims.
Larry asks readers to donate to either the American Red Cross or the United Methodist Relief Fund to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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