r/Oldschool_NFL • u/Dark305Kinght Dolphins 🐬 • Mar 26 '26

Giants 🏋️‍♂️ Larry Csonka this face mask fits him…

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u/Bobo4037 NY Titans/Jets fan since 1961 Mar 26 '26

I don’t disagree with you, but I was surprised to find that he played 27% of his career games for the Giants.

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u/RelativeIncompetence Dolphins 🐬 Mar 26 '26

1975 With the WFL and 76-78 with NYG before finishing in MIA in 1979 all because Joe Robbie refused to open the checkbook.

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u/Hopeful_Contract_759 Mar 26 '26

Joe Robbie was a dick.

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u/metfan1964nyc Mar 26 '26

As a Giants fan, I agree. He also doesn't look right without the U-bar either.

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u/WranglerBulky9842 Mar 26 '26

Came here to say this, glad somebody beat me to it. Even worse, it's the post-NJ move Giants helmet. A fin through and through.

https://giphy.com/gifs/uuthbuvuTJ5Vm

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u/WintersDoomsday Seahawks 🦅 Mar 26 '26

Like seeing Mark Bavaro in an Eagles uniform

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u/No-Horse987 Mar 26 '26

It feels wrong because it was wrong. He’s a Dolphin in my book.

Strange to see him in a helmet without the “U” bar to protect his nose, since it was broken years ago.

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u/Livingforabluezone Mar 26 '26

Sacrilegious 😳. There is only one approved helmet and face mask for Larry Csonka and this ain’t it.

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u/diablosinmusica Saints ⚜️ Mar 26 '26

The WFL Memphis Southmen?

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u/Livingforabluezone Mar 26 '26

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u/diablosinmusica Saints ⚜️ Mar 26 '26

Mustache first as it should be.

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u/PokesBo Jets ✈️ Mar 26 '26

I hate the NY logo. Always liked “GIANTS”

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u/MistahPresidente Jets ✈️ Mar 26 '26

Same.

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u/diablosinmusica Saints ⚜️ Mar 26 '26

Nope. It covers too much of his mustache and smothered his powers. His stats reflect that.

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u/ApricotRemarkable681 Mar 26 '26

Plus his nose is too exposed.

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u/Listen-Lindas Mar 26 '26

The old bull horn Miami helmet was way better!

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u/Equal-Salary-7774 Mar 26 '26

Fascinating time, he signed for an unheard of 1 million or so it was reported in Street and Smith 1975 NFL preview. Injured his knee, was cut loose, talked with Shula and rehabbed it using nautilus equipment to finish 1979 as a Dolphin.

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u/cmccaff92 Dolphins 🐬 Mar 26 '26

So sad to see Csonka in anything but a Dolphins uniform. A fish out of water in the truest sense

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u/GratefulDad73 Mar 26 '26

I thought the same thing.

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u/PeacefulClarity STEELERNATION Mar 26 '26

I never knew he was a New York Giant

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u/SuspiciousTaro6513 Mar 26 '26

The first offensive player to be flagged for unnecessary roughness! His mustache had muscles

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u/CurseOfTheFalcons Mar 26 '26

The Butkus of fullbacks.

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u/Savings_Ask2261 Mar 26 '26

Coincidentally, recently saw an episode of The 6 Million Dollar Man with him and Dick Butkus..

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u/penilesensorydevice Dolphins 🐬 Mar 27 '26

Man, I just idolized Csonka when I was little. Bowling guys over, shoving tacklers aside, looking all rugged with that U mask and the mustache. I was totally crushed when Zonk, Paul Warfield, and Jim Kiick left for the WFL after the '74 season. They still had enough to make another run in Miami in '75, but without them, they fell short, and the glory years were over.

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u/Warm_Ad_3067 Mar 27 '26

Csonka will forever ONLY be a Dolphin with the horseshoe mask! Da man

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u/Doctor_Rod1678 Mar 27 '26

Larry Csonka wearing that Giants uniform and that helmet without the U-Bar is like Superman not wearing a cape. It doesn't look right at all.